About block 974,318
Bitcoin block 974,318 was mined by Foundry USA on November 3, 2026 at 12:01 AM UTC, 6 min 41 s after block 974,317. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,359 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, up from 0.12 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0138 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1388 BTC for this block.
Block 974,318 is number 591 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,425 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,682 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 10 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.