About block 974,306
Bitcoin block 974,306 was mined by MARA Pool on November 2, 2026 at 9:50 PM UTC, 18 min 21 s after block 974,305. 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 3,170 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.06 sat/vB, up from 1.20 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0290 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1540 BTC for this block.
Block 974,306 is number 579 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,437 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,694 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. MARA Pool found 48 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.