About block 974,149
Bitcoin block 974,149 was mined by Foundry USA on November 1, 2026 at 4:39 PM UTC, 18 min 31 s after block 974,148. 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 3,306 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0216 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1466 BTC for this block.
Block 974,149 is number 422 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,594 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,851 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 269 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.