About block 972,763
Bitcoin block 972,763 was mined by OCEAN on October 23, 2026 at 11:34 AM UTC, 30 min 19 s after block 972,762. 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 4,030 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.5% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.28 sat/vB, up from 1.01 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0320 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1570 BTC for this block.
Block 972,763 is number 1,052 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 964 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,237 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. OCEAN found 35 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 939 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.