About block 973,753
Bitcoin block 973,753 was mined by OCEAN on October 30, 2026 at 12:08 AM UTC, 1 min 35 s after block 973,752. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,840 transactions in 1.72 MB (99.7% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.49 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0203 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1453 BTC for this block.
Block 973,753 is number 26 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,990 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,247 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 36 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.