About block 963,029
Bitcoin block 963,029 was mined by OCEAN on August 18, 2026 at 11:20 AM UTC, 1 min 56 s after block 963,028. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,342 transactions in 1.01 MB (72.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0106 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1356 BTC for this block.
Block 963,029 is number 1,398 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 618 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,971 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 11,300 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.