About block 963,357
Bitcoin block 963,357 was mined by OCEAN on August 20, 2026 at 11:09 PM UTC, 16 min 17 s after block 963,356. 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 3,826 transactions in 1.61 MB (100.0% 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 0.0488 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1738 BTC for this block.
Block 963,357 is number 1,726 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 290 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,643 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 10,850 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.