About block 972,063
Bitcoin block 972,063 was mined by OCEAN on October 18, 2026 at 9:46 PM UTC, 4 min 46 s after block 972,062. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 799 transactions in 0.36 MB (22.3% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0064 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1314 BTC for this block.
Block 972,063 is number 352 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,664 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,937 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 37 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.