About block 960,995
Bitcoin block 960,995 was mined by OCEAN on August 4, 2026 at 9:49 AM UTC, 2 min 54 s after block 960,994. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,251 transactions in 0.88 MB (48.4% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0108 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1358 BTC for this block.
Block 960,995 is number 1,380 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 636 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 89,005 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 30 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,580 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.