About block 952,257
Bitcoin block 952,257 was mined by OCEAN on June 3, 2026 at 9:40 PM UTC, 18 min 11 s after block 952,256. 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 4,259 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 6.00 sat/vB, up from 6.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0795 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.2045 BTC for this block.
Block 952,257 is number 706 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 1,310 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 97,743 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 52 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 23,206 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.