About block 966,599
Bitcoin block 966,599 was mined by OCEAN on September 12, 2026 at 2:25 AM UTC, 5 min 51 s after block 966,598. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 809 transactions in 0.45 MB (27.5% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0063 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1313 BTC for this block.
Block 966,599 is number 936 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,080 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,401 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 30 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,230 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.