About block 974,253
Bitcoin block 974,253 was mined by AntPool on November 2, 2026 at 12:10 PM UTC, 18 min 11 s after block 974,252. 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 3,405 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.37 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0272 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1522 BTC for this block.
Block 974,253 is number 526 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,490 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,747 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. AntPool found 200 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.