About block 953,688
Bitcoin block 953,688 was mined by AntPool on June 14, 2026 at 8:20 PM UTC, 1 min 17 s after block 953,687. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,709 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0080 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1330 BTC for this block.
Block 953,688 is number 121 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 473; 1,895 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 955,583. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,312 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 21,591 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.