About block 974,163
Bitcoin block 974,163 was mined by F2Pool on November 1, 2026 at 6:55 PM UTC, 25 min 18 s after block 974,162. 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 3,429 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.24 sat/vB, up from 0.12 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0326 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, F2Pool earned 3.1576 BTC for this block.
Block 974,163 is number 436 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,580 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,837 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. F2Pool found 165 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.