About block 958,224
Bitcoin block 958,224 was mined by OCEAN on July 16, 2026 at 2:28 AM UTC, 1 min 5 s after block 958,223. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,461 transactions in 1.33 MB (80.0% 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 0.0095 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1345 BTC for this block.
Block 958,224 is number 625 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,391 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,776 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 40 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 15,951 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.