About block 970,911
Bitcoin block 970,911 was mined by OCEAN on October 11, 2026 at 10:32 AM UTC, 36 seconds after block 970,910. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 411 transactions in 0.15 MB (10.1% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0017 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1267 BTC for this block.
Block 970,911 is number 1,216 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 800 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,089 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 27 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 681 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.