About block 973,353
Bitcoin block 973,353 was mined by OCEAN on October 27, 2026 at 5:49 AM UTC, 14 min 12 s after block 973,352. 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 1,606 transactions in 0.86 MB (59.4% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0120 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1370 BTC for this block.
Block 973,353 is number 1,642 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 374 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,647 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 31 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 116 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.