About block 974,030
Bitcoin block 974,030 was mined by Braiins Pool on October 31, 2026 at 10:06 PM UTC, 2 min 1 s after block 974,029. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,417 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, down from 1.01 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0033 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1283 BTC for this block.
Block 974,030 is number 303 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,713 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,970 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. Braiins Pool found 17 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.