About block 953,853
Bitcoin block 953,853 was mined by AntPool on June 15, 2026 at 11:14 PM UTC, 59 seconds after block 953,852. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,973 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0072 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1322 BTC for this block.
Block 953,853 is number 286 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 473; 1,730 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 955,583. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,147 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. AntPool found 195 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 21,415 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.