About block 975,044
Bitcoin block 975,044 was mined by OCEAN on November 8, 2026 at 8:51 AM UTC, 3 min 16 s after block 975,043. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,717 transactions in 1.29 MB (99.5% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.21 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0257 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1507 BTC for this block.
Block 975,044 is number 1,317 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 699 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 74,956 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 53 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 185 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.