About block 953,918
Bitcoin block 953,918 was mined by OCEAN on June 16, 2026 at 8:55 AM UTC, 12 min 12 s after block 953,917. 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 2,728 transactions in 1.24 MB (83.5% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0220 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1470 BTC for this block.
Block 953,918 is number 351 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 473; 1,665 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 955,583. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,082 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 54 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 21,348 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.