About block 974,252
Bitcoin block 974,252 was mined by AntPool on November 2, 2026 at 11:51 AM UTC, 11 min 35 s after block 974,251. 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 3,000 transactions in 1.69 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.37 sat/vB, up from 1.01 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0203 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1453 BTC for this block.
Block 974,252 is number 525 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,491 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,748 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 200 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.