About block 975,029
Bitcoin block 975,029 was mined by OCEAN on November 8, 2026 at 6:02 AM UTC, 17 min 21 s after block 975,028. 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 2,951 transactions in 1.51 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.01 sat/vB, up from 0.12 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0187 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1437 BTC for this block.
Block 975,029 is number 1,302 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 714 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 74,971 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 201 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.