About block 974,048
Bitcoin block 974,048 was mined by Foundry USA on November 1, 2026 at 12:50 AM UTC, 7 min 26 s after block 974,047. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,687 transactions in 1.63 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 0.0070 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1320 BTC for this block.
Block 974,048 is number 321 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,695 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,952 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 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.