About block 958,279
Bitcoin block 958,279 was mined by OCEAN on July 16, 2026 at 10:50 AM UTC, 23 min 38 s after block 958,278. 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 3,427 transactions in 1.51 MB (99.6% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0331 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1581 BTC for this block.
Block 958,279 is number 680 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,336 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,721 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 41 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 15,862 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.