About block 956,453
Bitcoin block 956,453 was mined by OCEAN on July 3, 2026 at 5:36 AM UTC, 2 min 46 s after block 956,452. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,199 transactions in 0.64 MB (36.2% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0074 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1324 BTC for this block.
Block 956,453 is number 870 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,146 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,547 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 18,414 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.