About block 974,057
Bitcoin block 974,057 was mined by Unknown on November 1, 2026 at 1:44 AM UTC, 6 min 11 s after block 974,056. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 558 transactions in 0.34 MB (22.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0042 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Unknown earned 3.1292 BTC for this block.
Block 974,057 is number 330 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,686 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,943 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 16 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.