About block 974,035
Bitcoin block 974,035 was mined by AntPool on October 31, 2026 at 10:38 PM UTC, 7 min 9 s after block 974,034. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,327 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 0.0086 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1336 BTC for this block.
Block 974,035 is number 308 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,708 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,965 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. AntPool found 208 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.