About block 953,697
Bitcoin block 953,697 was mined by Foundry USA on June 14, 2026 at 9:49 PM UTC, 3 min 31 s after block 953,696. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,573 transactions in 1.74 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0112 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1362 BTC for this block.
Block 953,697 is number 130 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 473; 1,886 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 955,583. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,303 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 247 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 21,582 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.