About block 974,189
Bitcoin block 974,189 was mined by MARA Pool on November 1, 2026 at 11:11 PM UTC, 25 min 32 s after block 974,188. 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 3,087 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.01 sat/vB, up from 0.12 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0292 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1542 BTC for this block.
Block 974,189 is number 462 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,554 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,811 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 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 43 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.