About block 959,959
Bitcoin block 959,959 was mined by OCEAN on July 28, 2026 at 10:21 AM UTC, 14 min 57 s after block 959,958. 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 2,500 transactions in 0.99 MB (61.4% 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 0.0205 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1455 BTC for this block.
Block 959,959 is number 344 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,672 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,041 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 31 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,557 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.