About block 972,372
Bitcoin block 972,372 was mined by OCEAN on October 20, 2026 at 8:01 PM UTC, 20 min 57 s after block 972,371. 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 3,519 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.6% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.99 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0397 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1647 BTC for this block.
Block 972,372 is number 661 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,355 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,628 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 39 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.