About block 974,017
Bitcoin block 974,017 was mined by Foundry USA on October 31, 2026 at 7:58 PM UTC, 4 min 31 s after block 974,016. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,835 transactions in 1.69 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 0.0077 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1327 BTC for this block.
Block 974,017 is number 290 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,726 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,983 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 10 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.