About block 957,298
Bitcoin block 957,298 was mined by OCEAN on July 9, 2026 at 11:20 AM UTC, 1 min 34 s after block 957,297. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 613 transactions in 0.31 MB (17.6% 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 0.0056 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1306 BTC for this block.
Block 957,298 is number 1,715 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 301 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,702 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 50 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,257 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.