About block 972,012
Bitcoin block 972,012 was mined by OCEAN on October 18, 2026 at 3:01 PM UTC, 2 min 56 s after block 972,011. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,262 transactions in 1.87 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 0.18 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0071 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1321 BTC for this block.
Block 972,012 is number 301 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,715 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,988 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 32 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.