About block 953,926
Bitcoin block 953,926 was mined by AntPool on June 16, 2026 at 9:59 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 953,925. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,984 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0135 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1385 BTC for this block.
Block 953,926 is number 359 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 473; 1,657 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 955,583. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,074 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 21,340 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.