About block 971,547
Bitcoin block 971,547 was mined by OCEAN on October 15, 2026 at 9:33 AM UTC, 11 min 33 s after block 971,546. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 2,525 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0250 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1500 BTC for this block.
Block 971,547 is number 1,852 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 164 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,453 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 45 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.