About block 953,818
Bitcoin block 953,818 was mined by Foundry USA on June 15, 2026 at 6:29 PM UTC, 18 min 45 s after block 953,817. 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 4,374 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0535 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1785 BTC for this block.
Block 953,818 is number 251 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 473; 1,765 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 955,583. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,182 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 21,455 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.