About block 962,699
Bitcoin block 962,699 was mined by OCEAN on August 16, 2026 at 8:17 AM UTC, 5 min 15 s after block 962,698. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 822 transactions in 0.43 MB (25.5% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0063 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1313 BTC for this block.
Block 962,699 is number 1,068 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 948 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,301 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 49 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,636 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.