About block 974,157
Bitcoin block 974,157 was mined by MARA Pool on November 1, 2026 at 5:38 PM UTC, 7 min 20 s after block 974,156. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,015 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.01 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0160 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1410 BTC for this block.
Block 974,157 is number 430 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,586 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,843 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. MARA Pool found 42 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.