About block 928,997
Bitcoin block 928,997 was mined by OCEAN on December 22, 2025 at 4:36 PM UTC, 2 min 51 s after block 928,996. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 836 transactions in 0.49 MB (29.7% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0082 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1332 BTC for this block.
Block 928,997 is number 1,638 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 460; 378 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 929,375. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 121,003 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. OCEAN found 50 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 45,493 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.