About block 974,018
Bitcoin block 974,018 was mined by Unknown on October 31, 2026 at 8:09 PM UTC, 10 min 53 s after block 974,017. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 6,055 transactions in 1.67 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 0.0099 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Unknown earned 3.1349 BTC for this block.
Block 974,018 is number 291 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,725 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,982 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. Unknown found 12 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.