About block 974,266
Bitcoin block 974,266 was mined by SpiderPool on November 2, 2026 at 2:36 PM UTC, 12 min 30 s after block 974,265. 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 3,491 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.03 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0300 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1550 BTC for this block.
Block 974,266 is number 539 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,477 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,734 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. SpiderPool found 49 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.