About block 974,034
Bitcoin block 974,034 was mined by AntPool on October 31, 2026 at 10:31 PM UTC, 6 min 43 s after block 974,033. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,900 transactions in 1.66 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 0.0087 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1337 BTC for this block.
Block 974,034 is number 307 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,709 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,966 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. AntPool found 208 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.