About block 974,066
Bitcoin block 974,066 was mined by AntPool on November 1, 2026 at 2:40 AM UTC, 8 min 0 s after block 974,065. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,670 transactions in 1.64 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 0.0059 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1309 BTC for this block.
Block 974,066 is number 339 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,677 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,934 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 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 13 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.