About block 956,253
Bitcoin block 956,253 was mined by OCEAN on July 1, 2026 at 6:50 PM UTC, 15 min 23 s after block 956,252. 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 3,678 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.5% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0400 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1650 BTC for this block.
Block 956,253 is number 670 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,346 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,747 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 18,626 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.