About block 953,666
Bitcoin block 953,666 was mined by AntPool on June 14, 2026 at 5:38 PM UTC, 3 min 42 s after block 953,665. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,287 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0102 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1352 BTC for this block.
Block 953,666 is number 99 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 473; 1,917 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 955,583. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,334 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 199 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 21,614 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.