About block 958,608
Bitcoin block 958,608 was mined by OCEAN on July 18, 2026 at 9:11 PM UTC, 10 min 4 s after block 958,607. 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 2,176 transactions in 1.39 MB (85.2% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0231 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1481 BTC for this block.
Block 958,608 is number 1,009 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,007 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,392 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 37 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 15,370 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.