About block 963,096
Bitcoin block 963,096 was mined by OCEAN on August 18, 2026 at 9:21 PM UTC, 22 min 25 s after block 963,095. 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 3,838 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.5% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, down from 5.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0563 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1813 BTC for this block.
Block 963,096 is number 1,465 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 551 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,904 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 11,207 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.