About block 972,707
Bitcoin block 972,707 was mined by OCEAN on October 23, 2026 at 3:36 AM UTC, 5 min 42 s after block 972,706. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,707 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, up from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0071 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1321 BTC for this block.
Block 972,707 is number 996 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,020 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,293 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. OCEAN found 34 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,023 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.