About block 974,097
Bitcoin block 974,097 was mined by SpiderPool on November 1, 2026 at 7:15 AM UTC, 5 min 14 s after block 974,096. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,470 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0061 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1311 BTC for this block.
Block 974,097 is number 370 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,646 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,903 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. SpiderPool found 49 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.