About block 953,971
Bitcoin block 953,971 was mined by Foundry USA on June 16, 2026 at 4:27 PM UTC, 18 min 15 s after block 953,970. 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 4,195 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0385 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1635 BTC for this block.
Block 953,971 is number 404 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 473; 1,612 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 955,583. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,029 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. Foundry USA found 251 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 21,291 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.