About block 961,417
Bitcoin block 961,417 was mined by OCEAN on August 7, 2026 at 10:27 AM UTC, 17 min 14 s after block 961,416. 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 3,551 transactions in 1.52 MB (91.2% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0267 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1517 BTC for this block.
Block 961,417 is number 1,802 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 214 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,583 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 35 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,332 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.