About block 973,817
Bitcoin block 973,817 was mined by OCEAN on October 30, 2026 at 11:33 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 973,816. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,698 transactions in 1.12 MB (73.3% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0159 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1409 BTC for this block.
Block 973,817 is number 90 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,926 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,183 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 40 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.