About block 974,291
Bitcoin block 974,291 was mined by Foundry USA on November 2, 2026 at 7:55 PM UTC, 12 min 59 s after block 974,290. 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 3,122 transactions in 1.76 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.12 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0344 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1594 BTC for this block.
Block 974,291 is number 564 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,452 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,709 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. Foundry USA found 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.