About block 951,972
Bitcoin block 951,972 was mined by OCEAN on June 1, 2026 at 11:09 AM UTC, 5 min 50 s after block 951,971. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,626 transactions in 0.71 MB (45.7% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0111 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1361 BTC for this block.
Block 951,972 is number 421 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 1,595 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 98,028 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. OCEAN found 50 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 23,510 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.