About block 972,710
Bitcoin block 972,710 was mined by OCEAN on October 23, 2026 at 3:57 AM UTC, 2 min 56 s after block 972,709. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 447 transactions in 0.27 MB (18.0% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0033 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1283 BTC for this block.
Block 972,710 is number 999 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,017 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,290 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 34 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,020 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.