About block 957,746
Bitcoin block 957,746 was mined by OCEAN on July 12, 2026 at 7:33 PM UTC, 13 min 34 s after block 957,745. 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 2,979 transactions in 1.70 MB (93.5% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0233 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1483 BTC for this block.
Block 957,746 is number 147 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,869 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,254 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 50 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,627 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.