About block 974,053
Bitcoin block 974,053 was mined by AntPool on November 1, 2026 at 1:18 AM UTC, 3 min 40 s after block 974,052. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,229 transactions in 1.72 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0322 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1572 BTC for this block.
Block 974,053 is number 326 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,690 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,947 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. AntPool found 207 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.