About block 953,879
Bitcoin block 953,879 was mined by MARA Pool on June 16, 2026 at 2:57 AM UTC, 3 min 25 s after block 953,878. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,185 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0163 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1413 BTC for this block.
Block 953,879 is number 312 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 473; 1,704 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 955,583. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,121 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. MARA Pool found 54 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 21,389 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.