About block 961,359
Bitcoin block 961,359 was mined by OCEAN on August 7, 2026 at 1:17 AM UTC, 36 seconds after block 961,358. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 665 transactions in 0.32 MB (19.1% 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 0.0043 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1293 BTC for this block.
Block 961,359 is number 1,744 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 272 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,641 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 34 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,366 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.