About block 973,041
Bitcoin block 973,041 was mined by OCEAN on October 25, 2026 at 8:05 AM UTC, 2 min 29 s after block 973,040. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 346 transactions in 0.30 MB (19.2% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0062 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1312 BTC for this block.
Block 973,041 is number 1,330 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 686 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,959 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 29 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 554 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.