About block 973,433
Bitcoin block 973,433 was mined by OCEAN on October 27, 2026 at 5:24 PM UTC, 16 min 54 s after block 973,432. 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 3,322 transactions in 1.72 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.05 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0279 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1529 BTC for this block.
Block 973,433 is number 1,722 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 294 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,567 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 36 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.