About block 974,000
Bitcoin block 974,000 was mined by MARA Pool on October 31, 2026 at 5:12 PM UTC, 12 min 9 s after block 973,999. 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 3,468 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0206 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1456 BTC for this block.
Block 974,000 is number 273 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,743 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,000 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. MARA Pool found 44 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.