About block 953,950
Bitcoin block 953,950 was mined by Foundry USA on June 16, 2026 at 1:35 PM UTC, 7 min 38 s after block 953,949. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,022 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0341 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1591 BTC for this block.
Block 953,950 is number 383 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 473; 1,633 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 955,583. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,050 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. Foundry USA found 250 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 21,313 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.