About block 973,536
Bitcoin block 973,536 was mined by OCEAN on October 28, 2026 at 10:37 AM UTC, 10 min 0 s after block 973,535. 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 4,682 transactions in 1.69 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0148 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1398 BTC for this block.
Block 973,536 is number 1,825 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 191 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,464 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 15 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.