About block 956,612
Bitcoin block 956,612 was mined by OCEAN on July 4, 2026 at 5:40 AM UTC, 5 min 0 s after block 956,611. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 814 transactions in 0.31 MB (20.4% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0045 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1295 BTC for this block.
Block 956,612 is number 1,029 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 987 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,388 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 50 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,246 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.