About block 974,247
Bitcoin block 974,247 was mined by MARA Pool on November 2, 2026 at 10:48 AM UTC, 2 min 23 s after block 974,246. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,633 transactions in 3.27 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0053 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1303 BTC for this block.
Block 974,247 is number 520 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,496 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,753 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 45 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.