About block 954,003
Bitcoin block 954,003 was mined by AntPool on June 16, 2026 at 8:54 PM UTC, 6 min 48 s after block 954,002. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,925 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.9% 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 0.0153 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1403 BTC for this block.
Block 954,003 is number 436 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 473; 1,580 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 955,583. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 95,997 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. AntPool found 194 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 21,253 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.