About block 972,058
Bitcoin block 972,058 was mined by OCEAN on October 18, 2026 at 9:27 PM UTC, 3 min 1 s after block 972,057. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 941 transactions in 0.43 MB (26.6% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 0.14 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 972,058 is number 347 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,669 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,942 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 37 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.