About block 958,942
Bitcoin block 958,942 was mined by OCEAN on July 21, 2026 at 12:24 AM UTC, 8 min 0 s after block 958,941. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,537 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.5% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0294 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1544 BTC for this block.
Block 958,942 is number 1,343 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 673 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,058 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 38 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,866 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.