About block 972,830
Bitcoin block 972,830 was mined by OCEAN on October 23, 2026 at 8:41 PM UTC, 19 min 12 s after block 972,829. 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 3,630 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.02 sat/vB, up from 1.01 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0267 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1517 BTC for this block.
Block 972,830 is number 1,119 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 897 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,170 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 34 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 853 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.