About block 971,555
Bitcoin block 971,555 was mined by OCEAN on October 15, 2026 at 10:47 AM UTC, 11 min 14 s after block 971,554. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 2,415 transactions in 1.04 MB (69.2% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.18 sat/vB, down from 1.60 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0175 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1425 BTC for this block.
Block 971,555 is number 1,860 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 156 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,445 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 37 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.