About block 954,601
Bitcoin block 954,601 was mined by Braiins Pool on June 20, 2026 at 9:37 PM UTC, 44 min 13 s after block 954,600. 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 4,188 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0472 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1722 BTC for this block.
Block 954,601 is number 1,034 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 473; 982 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 955,583. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 95,399 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. Braiins Pool found 14 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 20,545 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.