About block 974,951
Bitcoin block 974,951 was mined by OCEAN on November 7, 2026 at 4:41 PM UTC, 15 min 27 s after block 974,950. 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 2,774 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.6% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.05 sat/vB, up from 2.01 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0315 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1565 BTC for this block.
Block 974,951 is number 1,224 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 792 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,049 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 55 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 287 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.