About block 974,860
Bitcoin block 974,860 was mined by OCEAN on November 6, 2026 at 9:23 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 974,859. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,675 transactions in 3.18 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.12 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0037 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1287 BTC for this block.
Block 974,860 is number 1,133 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 883 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,140 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 19 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.