About block 953,581
Bitcoin block 953,581 was mined by Foundry USA on June 14, 2026 at 3:37 AM UTC, 16 min 7 s after block 953,580. 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 5,019 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0222 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1472 BTC for this block.
Block 953,581 is number 14 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 473; 2,002 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 955,583. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,419 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. Foundry USA found 249 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 21,781 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.