About block 963,180
Bitcoin block 963,180 was mined by OCEAN on August 19, 2026 at 2:42 PM UTC, 6 min 9 s after block 963,179. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,240 transactions in 0.61 MB (41.7% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0119 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1369 BTC for this block.
Block 963,180 is number 1,549 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 467 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,820 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 48 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,090 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.