About block 974,046
Bitcoin block 974,046 was mined by OCEAN on November 1, 2026 at 12:32 AM UTC, 10 min 33 s after block 974,045. 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 1,293 transactions in 0.63 MB (40.0% 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 0.0084 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1334 BTC for this block.
Block 974,046 is number 319 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,697 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,954 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 38 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.