About block 974,015
Bitcoin block 974,015 was mined by Foundry USA on October 31, 2026 at 7:52 PM UTC, 9 min 22 s after block 974,014. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,156 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, down from 1.20 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0101 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1351 BTC for this block.
Block 974,015 is number 288 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,728 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,985 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. Foundry USA found 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.