About block 962,862
Bitcoin block 962,862 was mined by OCEAN on August 17, 2026 at 8:34 AM UTC, 7 min 58 s after block 962,861. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,572 transactions in 0.94 MB (57.2% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0116 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1366 BTC for this block.
Block 962,862 is number 1,231 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 785 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,138 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 48 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,559 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.