About block 962,440
Bitcoin block 962,440 was mined by OCEAN on August 14, 2026 at 1:58 PM UTC, 4 min 4 s after block 962,439. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 556 transactions in 0.29 MB (17.0% 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 0.0037 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1287 BTC for this block.
Block 962,440 is number 809 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,207 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,560 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 45 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,790 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.