About block 973,010
Bitcoin block 973,010 was mined by OCEAN on October 25, 2026 at 3:41 AM UTC, 12 min 47 s after block 973,009. 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 3,090 transactions in 1.42 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0121 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1371 BTC for this block.
Block 973,010 is number 1,299 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 717 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,990 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 30 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 596 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.