About block 966,585
Bitcoin block 966,585 was mined by OCEAN on September 12, 2026 at 12:51 AM UTC, 16 min 58 s after block 966,584. 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 1,993 transactions in 0.84 MB (53.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0142 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1392 BTC for this block.
Block 966,585 is number 922 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,094 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,415 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 31 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,247 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.