About block 971,528
Bitcoin block 971,528 was mined by OCEAN on October 15, 2026 at 7:31 AM UTC, 8 min 13 s after block 971,527. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,311 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.9% 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 0.0194 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1444 BTC for this block.
Block 971,528 is number 1,833 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 183 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,472 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 64 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.