About block 953,990
Bitcoin block 953,990 was mined by Poolin on June 16, 2026 at 6:44 PM UTC, 14 min 24 s after block 953,989. 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 4,944 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0252 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Poolin earned 3.1502 BTC for this block.
Block 953,990 is number 423 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 473; 1,593 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 955,583. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,010 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. Poolin found 0 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 21,268 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.