About block 974,223
Bitcoin block 974,223 was mined by AntPool on November 2, 2026 at 6:41 AM UTC, 15 min 37 s after block 974,222. 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 2,052 transactions in 2.17 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.04 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, AntPool earned 3.1407 BTC for this block.
Block 974,223 is number 496 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,520 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,777 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. AntPool found 202 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.