About block 953,916
Bitcoin block 953,916 was mined by AntPool on June 16, 2026 at 8:41 AM UTC, 5 min 25 s after block 953,915. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,420 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0162 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1412 BTC for this block.
Block 953,916 is number 349 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 473; 1,667 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 955,583. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,084 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. AntPool found 195 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 21,350 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.