About block 973,941
Bitcoin block 973,941 was mined by OCEAN on October 31, 2026 at 6:49 AM UTC, 8 min 55 s after block 973,940. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 316 transactions in 0.17 MB (9.6% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0024 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1274 BTC for this block.
Block 973,941 is number 214 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,802 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,059 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 36 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.