About block 974,041
Bitcoin block 974,041 was mined by Foundry USA on October 31, 2026 at 11:35 PM UTC, 3 min 11 s after block 974,040. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,344 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, down from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0041 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1291 BTC for this block.
Block 974,041 is number 314 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,702 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,959 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. Foundry USA found 272 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.