About block 959,499
Bitcoin block 959,499 was mined by OCEAN on July 25, 2026 at 3:46 AM UTC, 12 min 49 s after block 959,498. 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 1,457 transactions in 0.79 MB (51.8% 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 0.0128 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1378 BTC for this block.
Block 959,499 is number 1,900 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 116 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,501 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 30 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,079 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.