About block 959,666
Bitcoin block 959,666 was mined by OCEAN on July 26, 2026 at 6:12 AM UTC, 57 seconds after block 959,665. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,102 transactions in 1.49 MB (100.0% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0055 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1305 BTC for this block.
Block 959,666 is number 51 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,965 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,334 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 32 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,836 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.