About block 974,012
Bitcoin block 974,012 was mined by ViaBTC on October 31, 2026 at 7:24 PM UTC, 2 min 57 s after block 974,011. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,160 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0049 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1299 BTC for this block.
Block 974,012 is number 285 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,731 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,988 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. ViaBTC found 95 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.