About block 974,220
Bitcoin block 974,220 was mined by Foundry USA on November 2, 2026 at 6:19 AM UTC, 12 min 9 s after block 974,219. 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 2,310 transactions in 2.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0157 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1407 BTC for this block.
Block 974,220 is number 493 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,523 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,780 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. Foundry USA found 271 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.