About block 973,778
Bitcoin block 973,778 was mined by OCEAN on October 30, 2026 at 5:30 AM UTC, 18 seconds after block 973,777. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 479 transactions in 1.11 MB (93.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0104 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1354 BTC for this block.
Block 973,778 is number 51 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,965 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,222 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 37 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.