About block 963,097
Bitcoin block 963,097 was mined by OCEAN on August 18, 2026 at 9:38 PM UTC, 17 min 34 s after block 963,096. 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 4,393 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, up from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0547 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1797 BTC for this block.
Block 963,097 is number 1,466 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 550 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,903 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 11,206 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.