About block 953,803
Bitcoin block 953,803 was mined by Foundry USA on June 15, 2026 at 3:41 PM UTC, 9 min 47 s after block 953,802. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,880 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0456 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1706 BTC for this block.
Block 953,803 is number 236 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 473; 1,780 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 955,583. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,197 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 21,472 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.