About block 974,087
Bitcoin block 974,087 was mined by Unknown on November 1, 2026 at 5:55 AM UTC, 11 min 23 s after block 974,086. 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 5,379 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0091 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Unknown earned 3.1341 BTC for this block.
Block 974,087 is number 360 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,656 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,913 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. Unknown found 17 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.