About block 966,974
Bitcoin block 966,974 was mined by OCEAN on September 14, 2026 at 1:40 PM UTC, 4 min 22 s after block 966,973. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,116 transactions in 1.54 MB (100.0% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0111 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1361 BTC for this block.
Block 966,974 is number 1,311 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 705 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,026 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 5,653 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.