About block 961,098
Bitcoin block 961,098 was mined by OCEAN on August 5, 2026 at 1:36 AM UTC, 1 min 17 s after block 961,097. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,555 transactions in 1.70 MB (100.0% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0066 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1316 BTC for this block.
Block 961,098 is number 1,483 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 533 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,902 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 12,511 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.