About block 974,257
Bitcoin block 974,257 was mined by MARA Pool on November 2, 2026 at 12:46 PM UTC, 9 min 55 s after block 974,256. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,242 transactions in 2.12 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0170 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1420 BTC for this block.
Block 974,257 is number 530 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,486 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,743 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. MARA Pool found 46 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.