About block 974,003
Bitcoin block 974,003 was mined by OCEAN on October 31, 2026 at 5:35 PM UTC, 3 min 41 s after block 974,002. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 945 transactions in 0.44 MB (26.6% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.29 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0055 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1305 BTC for this block.
Block 974,003 is number 276 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,740 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,997 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 39 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.