About block 966,255
Bitcoin block 966,255 was mined by OCEAN on September 9, 2026 at 6:20 PM UTC, 4 min 17 s after block 966,254. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,726 transactions in 1.51 MB (100.0% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0110 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1360 BTC for this block.
Block 966,255 is number 592 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,424 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,745 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 32 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,728 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.