About block 953,562
Bitcoin block 953,562 was mined by AntPool on June 13, 2026 at 11:25 PM UTC, 59 min 37 s after block 953,561. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 4,066 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 5.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0730 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1980 BTC for this block.
Block 953,562 is number 2,011 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 5 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,438 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. AntPool found 203 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 21,803 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.