About block 974,158
Bitcoin block 974,158 was mined by AntPool on November 1, 2026 at 6:10 PM UTC, 32 min 15 s after block 974,157. 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 3,356 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.11 sat/vB, up from 1.01 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0425 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1675 BTC for this block.
Block 974,158 is number 431 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,585 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,842 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. AntPool found 201 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.