About block 966,711
Bitcoin block 966,711 was mined by OCEAN on September 12, 2026 at 7:35 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 966,710. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,086 transactions in 0.63 MB (38.2% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0052 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1302 BTC for this block.
Block 966,711 is number 1,048 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 968 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,289 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 30 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,058 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.