About block 966,417
Bitcoin block 966,417 was mined by OCEAN on September 10, 2026 at 11:13 PM UTC, 39 min 57 s after block 966,416. 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 4,115 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.6% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0463 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1713 BTC for this block.
Block 966,417 is number 754 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,262 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,583 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 32 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,493 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.