About block 971,421
Bitcoin block 971,421 was mined by OCEAN on October 14, 2026 at 3:28 PM UTC, 4 min 28 s after block 971,420. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,306 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0117 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1367 BTC for this block.
Block 971,421 is number 1,726 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 290 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,579 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 171 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.