About block 961,397
Bitcoin block 961,397 was mined by OCEAN on August 7, 2026 at 8:14 AM UTC, 8 min 25 s after block 961,396. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,502 transactions in 0.98 MB (59.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0192 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1442 BTC for this block.
Block 961,397 is number 1,782 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 234 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,603 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 34 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,336 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.