About block 973,770
Bitcoin block 973,770 was mined by OCEAN on October 30, 2026 at 4:28 AM UTC, 31 min 12 s after block 973,769. 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 2,275 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.5% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.85 sat/vB, up from 1.01 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0431 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1681 BTC for this block.
Block 973,770 is number 43 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,973 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,230 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.