About block 951,198
Bitcoin block 951,198 was mined by OCEAN on May 27, 2026 at 1:43 AM UTC, 12 min 13 s after block 951,197. 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 4,931 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0162 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1412 BTC for this block.
Block 951,198 is number 1,663 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 353 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 98,802 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 49 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 24,336 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.