About block 954,173
Bitcoin block 954,173 was mined by Foundry USA on June 18, 2026 at 3:02 AM UTC, 12 min 36 s after block 954,172. 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 4,590 transactions in 1.51 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0241 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1491 BTC for this block.
Block 954,173 is number 606 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 473; 1,410 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 955,583. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 95,827 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 250 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 21,068 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.