About block 974,204
Bitcoin block 974,204 was mined by OCEAN on November 2, 2026 at 3:04 AM UTC, 6 min 6 s after block 974,203. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,540 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.50 sat/vB, up from 0.17 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0143 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1393 BTC for this block.
Block 974,204 is number 477 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,539 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,796 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 45 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.