About block 974,038
Bitcoin block 974,038 was mined by AntPool on October 31, 2026 at 11:26 PM UTC, 10 min 22 s after block 974,037. 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 5,446 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.15 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0111 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1361 BTC for this block.
Block 974,038 is number 311 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,705 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,962 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 207 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 15 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.