About block 974,695
Bitcoin block 974,695 was mined by OCEAN on November 5, 2026 at 6:56 PM UTC, 2 min 8 s after block 974,694. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,545 transactions in 1.39 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.02 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0483 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1733 BTC for this block.
Block 974,695 is number 968 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,048 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,305 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 54 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.