About block 953,729
Bitcoin block 953,729 was mined by Braiins Pool on June 15, 2026 at 2:43 AM UTC, 1 min 0 s after block 953,728. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,944 transactions in 1.60 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 0.0073 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1323 BTC for this block.
Block 953,729 is number 162 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 473; 1,854 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 955,583. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,271 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. Braiins Pool found 16 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 21,547 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.