About block 957,329
Bitcoin block 957,329 was mined by OCEAN on July 9, 2026 at 5:01 PM UTC, 19 min 27 s after block 957,328. 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 3,727 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.7% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0407 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1657 BTC for this block.
Block 957,329 is number 1,746 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 270 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,671 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 17,215 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.