About block 953,961
Bitcoin block 953,961 was mined by Foundry USA on June 16, 2026 at 2:58 PM UTC, 3 min 45 s after block 953,960. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,756 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0151 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1401 BTC for this block.
Block 953,961 is number 394 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 473; 1,622 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 955,583. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,039 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 251 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 21,301 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.