About block 974,162
Bitcoin block 974,162 was mined by SECPOOL on November 1, 2026 at 6:30 PM UTC, 1 min 10 s after block 974,161. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,157 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.12 sat/vB, down from 1.01 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0040 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1290 BTC for this block.
Block 974,162 is number 435 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,581 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,838 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. SECPOOL found 47 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.