About block 962,771
Bitcoin block 962,771 was mined by OCEAN on August 16, 2026 at 6:58 PM UTC, 16 min 54 s after block 962,770. 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 4,476 transactions in 1.59 MB (100.0% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0248 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1498 BTC for this block.
Block 962,771 is number 1,140 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 876 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,229 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 50 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,606 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.