About block 953,699
Bitcoin block 953,699 was mined by Foundry USA on June 14, 2026 at 10:00 PM UTC, 4 min 20 s after block 953,698. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,017 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0130 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1380 BTC for this block.
Block 953,699 is number 132 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 473; 1,884 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 955,583. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,301 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 247 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 21,580 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.