About block 974,083
Bitcoin block 974,083 was mined by ViaBTC on November 1, 2026 at 5:22 AM UTC, 6 min 59 s after block 974,082. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,062 transactions in 1.72 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, up from 0.12 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0089 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1339 BTC for this block.
Block 974,083 is number 356 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,660 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,917 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. ViaBTC found 93 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.