About block 961,962
Bitcoin block 961,962 was mined by OCEAN on August 11, 2026 at 5:19 AM UTC, 52 seconds after block 961,961. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 460 transactions in 0.19 MB (11.5% 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 0.0018 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1268 BTC for this block.
Block 961,962 is number 331 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,685 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,038 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 39 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,042 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.