About block 963,429
Bitcoin block 963,429 was mined by OCEAN on August 21, 2026 at 11:16 AM UTC, 43 seconds after block 963,428. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,767 transactions in 1.48 MB (88.1% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0154 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1404 BTC for this block.
Block 963,429 is number 1,798 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 218 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,571 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 40 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,753 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.