About block 959,227
Bitcoin block 959,227 was mined by OCEAN on July 23, 2026 at 6:57 AM UTC, 3 min 2 s after block 959,226. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,151 transactions in 1.14 MB (69.1% 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 0.0125 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1375 BTC for this block.
Block 959,227 is number 1,628 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 388 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,773 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 34 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,461 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.