About block 958,446
Bitcoin block 958,446 was mined by OCEAN on July 17, 2026 at 7:31 PM UTC, 2 min 13 s after block 958,445. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,020 transactions in 1.42 MB (99.5% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 5.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0351 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1601 BTC for this block.
Block 958,446 is number 847 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,169 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,554 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 38 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 15,618 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.