About block 974,005
Bitcoin block 974,005 was mined by MARA Pool on October 31, 2026 at 6:27 PM UTC, 3 min 40 s after block 974,004. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,374 transactions in 1.79 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.15 sat/vB, down from 4.18 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0262 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1512 BTC for this block.
Block 974,005 is number 278 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,738 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,995 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 43 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.