About block 974,102
Bitcoin block 974,102 was mined by Poolin on November 1, 2026 at 8:09 AM UTC, 28 min 6 s after block 974,101. 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 2,967 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.01 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0263 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Poolin earned 3.1513 BTC for this block.
Block 974,102 is number 375 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,641 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,898 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. Poolin found 4 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.