About block 974,442
Bitcoin block 974,442 was mined by OCEAN on November 3, 2026 at 9:43 PM UTC, 15 min 15 s after block 974,441. 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 3,100 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.5% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.01 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0277 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1527 BTC for this block.
Block 974,442 is number 715 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,301 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,558 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 48 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.