About block 974,075
Bitcoin block 974,075 was mined by OCEAN on November 1, 2026 at 3:50 AM UTC, 10 min 9 s after block 974,074. 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 1,111 transactions in 0.53 MB (34.9% 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 0.0071 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1321 BTC for this block.
Block 974,075 is number 348 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,668 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,925 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 39 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.