About block 974,218
Bitcoin block 974,218 was mined by Foundry USA on November 2, 2026 at 6:03 AM UTC, 52 seconds after block 974,217. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,091 transactions in 3.19 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, down from 1.04 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0026 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1276 BTC for this block.
Block 974,218 is number 491 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,525 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,782 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. Foundry USA found 269 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.