About block 974,763
Bitcoin block 974,763 was mined by OCEAN on November 6, 2026 at 5:10 AM UTC, 17 min 28 s after block 974,762. 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 2,076 transactions in 1.31 MB (85.5% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.13 sat/vB, up from 0.21 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0273 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1523 BTC for this block.
Block 974,763 is number 1,036 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 980 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,237 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 54 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.