About block 953,763
Bitcoin block 953,763 was mined by Braiins Pool on June 15, 2026 at 8:44 AM UTC, 23 min 19 s after block 953,762. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 4,414 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0345 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1595 BTC for this block.
Block 953,763 is number 196 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 473; 1,820 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 955,583. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,237 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 21,512 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.