About block 961,536
Bitcoin block 961,536 was mined by OCEAN on August 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM UTC, 11 min 35 s after block 961,535. 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 1,336 transactions in 0.81 MB (54.5% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0122 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1372 BTC for this block.
Block 961,536 is number 1,921 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 95 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,464 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 38 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,254 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.