About block 974,135
Bitcoin block 974,135 was mined by OCEAN on November 1, 2026 at 2:29 PM UTC, 8 min 4 s after block 974,134. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 644 transactions in 0.45 MB (25.3% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0035 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1285 BTC for this block.
Block 974,135 is number 408 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,608 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,865 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 41 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.