About block 974,001
Bitcoin block 974,001 was mined by ViaBTC on October 31, 2026 at 5:17 PM UTC, 4 min 34 s after block 974,000. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,176 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0127 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1377 BTC for this block.
Block 974,001 is number 274 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,742 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,999 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. ViaBTC found 94 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.