About block 972,214
Bitcoin block 972,214 was mined by OCEAN on October 19, 2026 at 9:31 PM UTC, 16 min 47 s after block 972,213. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 3,072 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.6% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.02 sat/vB, up from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0306 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1556 BTC for this block.
Block 972,214 is number 503 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,513 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,786 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 6 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.