About block 974,300
Bitcoin block 974,300 was mined by SECPOOL on November 2, 2026 at 9:03 PM UTC, 15 min 59 s after block 974,299. 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 3,137 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.11 sat/vB, up from 0.15 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0306 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1556 BTC for this block.
Block 974,300 is number 573 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,443 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,700 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. SECPOOL found 38 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.