About block 956,417
Bitcoin block 956,417 was mined by OCEAN on July 3, 2026 at 12:16 AM UTC, 28 seconds after block 956,416. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 265 transactions in 0.13 MB (7.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0012 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1262 BTC for this block.
Block 956,417 is number 834 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,182 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,583 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 18,450 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.