About block 956,979
Bitcoin block 956,979 was mined by OCEAN on July 7, 2026 at 2:21 AM UTC, 5 min 2 s after block 956,978. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,063 transactions in 0.46 MB (28.1% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0139 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1389 BTC for this block.
Block 956,979 is number 1,396 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 620 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,021 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 52 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,710 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.