About block 963,263
Bitcoin block 963,263 was mined by OCEAN on August 20, 2026 at 6:03 AM UTC, 10 min 33 s after block 963,262. 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 4,632 transactions in 1.78 MB (100.0% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0169 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1419 BTC for this block.
Block 963,263 is number 1,632 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 384 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,737 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 45 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,978 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.