About block 963,569
Bitcoin block 963,569 was mined by OCEAN on August 22, 2026 at 9:52 AM UTC, 44 min 28 s after block 963,568. 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 4,727 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.7% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0558 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1808 BTC for this block.
Block 963,569 is number 1,938 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 78 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,431 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 39 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,548 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.