About block 974,312
Bitcoin block 974,312 was mined by Foundry USA on November 2, 2026 at 11:00 PM UTC, 7 min 53 s after block 974,311. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,027 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.12 sat/vB, down from 1.92 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0129 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1379 BTC for this block.
Block 974,312 is number 585 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,431 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,688 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. Foundry USA found 268 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.