About block 971,304
Bitcoin block 971,304 was mined by OCEAN on October 13, 2026 at 9:17 PM UTC, 8 min 39 s after block 971,303. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,099 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0135 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1385 BTC for this block.
Block 971,304 is number 1,609 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 407 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,696 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 27 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 288 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.