About block 974,301
Bitcoin block 974,301 was mined by AntPool on November 2, 2026 at 9:04 PM UTC, 1 min 9 s after block 974,300. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,031 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.12 sat/vB, down from 2.11 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0041 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1291 BTC for this block.
Block 974,301 is number 574 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,442 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,699 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. AntPool found 200 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.