About block 963,959
Bitcoin block 963,959 was mined by OCEAN on August 25, 2026 at 6:00 AM UTC, 8 min 7 s after block 963,958. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,183 transactions in 0.52 MB (32.0% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0082 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1332 BTC for this block.
Block 963,959 is number 312 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,704 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,041 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 35 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9,953 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.