About block 953,659
Bitcoin block 953,659 was mined by Foundry USA on June 14, 2026 at 5:13 PM UTC, 26 min 32 s after block 953,658. 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 4,357 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0329 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1579 BTC for this block.
Block 953,659 is number 92 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 473; 1,924 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 955,583. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,341 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 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 248 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 21,622 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.