About block 973,136
Bitcoin block 973,136 was mined by OCEAN on October 25, 2026 at 10:19 PM UTC, 2 min 36 s after block 973,135. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,438 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, down from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0037 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1287 BTC for this block.
Block 973,136 is number 1,425 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 591 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,864 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 427 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.