About block 953,993
Bitcoin block 953,993 was mined by ViaBTC on June 16, 2026 at 7:13 PM UTC, 12 min 42 s after block 953,992. 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 5,078 transactions in 1.62 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 0.0257 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1507 BTC for this block.
Block 953,993 is number 426 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 473; 1,590 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 955,583. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,007 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. ViaBTC found 98 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 21,265 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.