About block 972,278
Bitcoin block 972,278 was mined by OCEAN on October 20, 2026 at 6:47 AM UTC, 16 min 23 s after block 972,277. 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 2,121 transactions in 1.31 MB (92.2% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.07 sat/vB, up from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0204 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1454 BTC for this block.
Block 972,278 is number 567 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,449 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,722 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 41 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.