About block 953,944
Bitcoin block 953,944 was mined by Braiins Pool on June 16, 2026 at 12:57 PM UTC, 58 min 19 s after block 953,943. 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 4,153 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 5.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0835 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.2085 BTC for this block.
Block 953,944 is number 377 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 473; 1,639 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 955,583. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,056 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. Braiins Pool found 15 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 21,319 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.