About block 956,984
Bitcoin block 956,984 was mined by OCEAN on July 7, 2026 at 3:04 AM UTC, 10 min 59 s after block 956,983. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 172 transactions in 0.05 MB (4.6% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 7.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0034 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1250 BTC for this block.
Block 956,984 is number 1,401 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 615 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,016 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 52 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,705 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.