About block 974,242
Bitcoin block 974,242 was mined by OCEAN on November 2, 2026 at 10:01 AM UTC, 8 min 54 s after block 974,241. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,877 transactions in 1.16 MB (67.0% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.08 sat/vB, down from 1.21 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0157 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1407 BTC for this block.
Block 974,242 is number 515 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,501 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,758 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 46 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.