About block 974,177
Bitcoin block 974,177 was mined by ViaBTC on November 1, 2026 at 8:53 PM UTC, 12 seconds after block 974,176. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1 transactions in 0.00 MB (0.0% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 0.12 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0000 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1250 BTC for this block.
Block 974,177 is number 450 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,566 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,823 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. ViaBTC found 93 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.