About block 974,040
Bitcoin block 974,040 was mined by AntPool on October 31, 2026 at 11:32 PM UTC, 3 min 29 s after block 974,039. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,836 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 0.0187 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1437 BTC for this block.
Block 974,040 is number 313 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,703 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,960 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 13 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.