About block 961,714
Bitcoin block 961,714 was mined by OCEAN on August 9, 2026 at 8:56 AM UTC, 57 seconds after block 961,713. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 174 transactions in 0.05 MB (3.4% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0010 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1260 BTC for this block.
Block 961,714 is number 83 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,933 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,286 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 12,163 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.