About block 974,226
Bitcoin block 974,226 was mined by Foundry USA on November 2, 2026 at 7:08 AM UTC, 14 min 12 s after block 974,225. 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 2,660 transactions in 2.32 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 0.0146 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1396 BTC for this block.
Block 974,226 is number 499 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,517 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,774 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 271 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.