About block 956,575
Bitcoin block 956,575 was mined by OCEAN on July 4, 2026 at 2:03 AM UTC, 8 min 58 s after block 956,574. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,224 transactions in 0.67 MB (39.5% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0094 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1344 BTC for this block.
Block 956,575 is number 992 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,024 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,425 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 18,287 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.