About block 974,019
Bitcoin block 974,019 was mined by SpiderPool on October 31, 2026 at 8:09 PM UTC, 27 seconds after block 974,018. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,779 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, down from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0023 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1273 BTC for this block.
Block 974,019 is number 292 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,724 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,981 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. SpiderPool found 46 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.