About block 957,979
Bitcoin block 957,979 was mined by OCEAN on July 14, 2026 at 8:58 AM UTC, 13 min 39 s after block 957,978. 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 2,685 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.5% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, 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 957,979 is number 380 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,636 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,021 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 47 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,286 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.