About block 963,952
Bitcoin block 963,952 was mined by OCEAN on August 25, 2026 at 5:16 AM UTC, 11 min 33 s after block 963,951. 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 5,211 transactions in 1.73 MB (99.9% 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 0.0182 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1432 BTC for this block.
Block 963,952 is number 305 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,711 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,048 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 35 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9,968 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.