About block 972,036
Bitcoin block 972,036 was mined by OCEAN on October 18, 2026 at 6:23 PM UTC, 23 seconds after block 972,035. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,191 transactions in 1.88 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, down from 1.77 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0051 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1301 BTC for this block.
Block 972,036 is number 325 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,691 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,964 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 34 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.