About block 972,147
Bitcoin block 972,147 was mined by OCEAN on October 19, 2026 at 1:04 PM UTC, 9 min 47 s after block 972,146. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,034 transactions in 0.93 MB (54.4% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0153 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1403 BTC for this block.
Block 972,147 is number 436 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,580 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,853 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 38 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.