About block 957,996
Bitcoin block 957,996 was mined by OCEAN on July 14, 2026 at 11:27 AM UTC, 13 min 26 s after block 957,995. 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 2,273 transactions in 0.89 MB (55.1% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0148 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1398 BTC for this block.
Block 957,996 is number 397 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,619 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,004 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 46 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,262 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.