About block 966,980
Bitcoin block 966,980 was mined by OCEAN on September 14, 2026 at 3:25 PM UTC, 14 min 50 s after block 966,979. 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 3,332 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.5% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0292 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1542 BTC for this block.
Block 966,980 is number 1,317 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 699 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,020 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 5,645 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.