About block 974,079
Bitcoin block 974,079 was mined by AntPool on November 1, 2026 at 5:01 AM UTC, 47 min 17 s after block 974,078. 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 2,487 transactions in 1.45 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.15 sat/vB, up from 0.12 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0379 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1629 BTC for this block.
Block 974,079 is number 352 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,664 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,921 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 206 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.