About block 958,247
Bitcoin block 958,247 was mined by OCEAN on July 16, 2026 at 6:06 AM UTC, 11 min 3 s after block 958,246. 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 1,784 transactions in 0.86 MB (55.7% 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 0.0138 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1388 BTC for this block.
Block 958,247 is number 648 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,368 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,753 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 41 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 15,914 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.