About block 974,726
Bitcoin block 974,726 was mined by OCEAN on November 5, 2026 at 11:17 PM UTC, 3 min 46 s after block 974,725. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 48 transactions in 0.04 MB (2.2% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 3.01 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0006 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1256 BTC for this block.
Block 974,726 is number 999 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,017 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,274 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 13 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.