About block 974,044
Bitcoin block 974,044 was mined by Unknown on November 1, 2026 at 12:23 AM UTC, 24 min 31 s after block 974,043. 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 2,367 transactions in 1.21 MB (70.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.10 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0257 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Unknown earned 3.1507 BTC for this block.
Block 974,044 is number 317 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,699 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,956 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. Unknown found 13 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.