About block 966,736
Bitcoin block 966,736 was mined by OCEAN on September 12, 2026 at 11:54 PM UTC, 3 min 1 s after block 966,735. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,838 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0069 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1319 BTC for this block.
Block 966,736 is number 1,073 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 943 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,264 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 29 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,017 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.