About block 953,857
Bitcoin block 953,857 was mined by Foundry USA on June 15, 2026 at 11:34 PM UTC, 10 min 13 s after block 953,856. 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 5,103 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0204 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1454 BTC for this block.
Block 953,857 is number 290 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 473; 1,726 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 955,583. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,143 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 248 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 21,411 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.