About block 972,880
Bitcoin block 972,880 was mined by OCEAN on October 24, 2026 at 5:09 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 972,879. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 258 transactions in 0.14 MB (8.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0014 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1264 BTC for this block.
Block 972,880 is number 1,169 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 847 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,120 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 33 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 777 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.