About block 966,494
Bitcoin block 966,494 was mined by OCEAN on September 11, 2026 at 10:21 AM UTC, 19 min 45 s after block 966,493. 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 3,616 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.5% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0315 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1565 BTC for this block.
Block 966,494 is number 831 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,185 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,506 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 31 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,384 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.