About block 974,666
Bitcoin block 974,666 was mined by OCEAN on November 5, 2026 at 12:02 PM UTC, 9 min 45 s after block 974,665. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,922 transactions in 0.99 MB (65.7% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.20 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0166 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1416 BTC for this block.
Block 974,666 is number 939 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,077 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,334 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 52 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.