About block 971,381
Bitcoin block 971,381 was mined by OCEAN on October 14, 2026 at 9:02 AM UTC, 4 min 31 s after block 971,380. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 924 transactions in 0.39 MB (26.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0080 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1330 BTC for this block.
Block 971,381 is number 1,686 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 330 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,619 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 216 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.