About block 961,838
Bitcoin block 961,838 was mined by OCEAN on August 10, 2026 at 5:13 AM UTC, 15 min 38 s after block 961,837. 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 4,973 transactions in 1.59 MB (100.0% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0157 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1407 BTC for this block.
Block 961,838 is number 207 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,809 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,162 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 36 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,117 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.