About block 956,285
Bitcoin block 956,285 was mined by OCEAN on July 2, 2026 at 12:10 AM UTC, 8 min 59 s after block 956,284. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,190 transactions in 0.67 MB (39.1% 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 0.0086 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1336 BTC for this block.
Block 956,285 is number 702 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,314 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,715 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 51 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,590 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.