About block 973,020
Bitcoin block 973,020 was mined by OCEAN on October 25, 2026 at 5:10 AM UTC, 17 min 38 s after block 973,019. 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 1,600 transactions in 0.98 MB (59.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.04 sat/vB, up from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0128 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1378 BTC for this block.
Block 973,020 is number 1,309 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 707 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,980 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 582 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.