About block 953,958
Bitcoin block 953,958 was mined by Braiins Pool on June 16, 2026 at 2:52 PM UTC, 9 min 53 s after block 953,957. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,078 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% 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 0.0232 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1482 BTC for this block.
Block 953,958 is number 391 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 473; 1,625 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 955,583. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,042 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. Braiins Pool found 15 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 21,304 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.