About block 974,214
Bitcoin block 974,214 was mined by MARA Pool on November 2, 2026 at 5:06 AM UTC, 5 min 59 s after block 974,213. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,626 transactions in 2.71 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0095 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1345 BTC for this block.
Block 974,214 is number 487 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,529 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,786 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. MARA Pool found 44 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.