About block 974,258
Bitcoin block 974,258 was mined by ViaBTC on November 2, 2026 at 12:58 PM UTC, 11 min 23 s after block 974,257. 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 3,105 transactions in 2.12 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.01 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0191 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1441 BTC for this block.
Block 974,258 is number 531 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,485 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,742 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. ViaBTC found 91 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.