About block 974,110
Bitcoin block 974,110 was mined by Foundry USA on November 1, 2026 at 9:29 AM UTC, 8 min 0 s after block 974,109. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,446 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0105 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1355 BTC for this block.
Block 974,110 is number 383 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,633 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,890 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. Foundry USA found 268 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.