About block 963,996
Bitcoin block 963,996 was mined by OCEAN on August 25, 2026 at 11:22 AM UTC, 3 seconds after block 963,995. 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 transactions in 0.00 MB (0.0% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0000 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1250 BTC for this block.
Block 963,996 is number 349 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,667 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,004 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 36 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9,895 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.