About block 957,083
Bitcoin block 957,083 was mined by OCEAN on July 7, 2026 at 8:27 PM UTC, 8 min 37 s after block 957,082. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,340 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.5% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0256 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1506 BTC for this block.
Block 957,083 is number 1,500 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 516 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,917 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 51 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,573 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.