About block 951,997
Bitcoin block 951,997 was mined by OCEAN on June 1, 2026 at 3:36 PM UTC, 11 seconds after block 951,996. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,836 transactions in 1.69 MB (99.6% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 5.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0295 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1545 BTC for this block.
Block 951,997 is number 446 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 1,570 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 98,003 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 51 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 23,479 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.