About block 974,646
Bitcoin block 974,646 was mined by OCEAN on November 5, 2026 at 8:32 AM UTC, 12 min 25 s after block 974,645. 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 1,888 transactions in 1.07 MB (68.4% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 0.12 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0140 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1390 BTC for this block.
Block 974,646 is number 919 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,097 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,354 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 51 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.