About block 974,335
Bitcoin block 974,335 was mined by AntPool on November 3, 2026 at 2:35 AM UTC, 8 min 44 s after block 974,334. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,764 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 0.0091 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1341 BTC for this block.
Block 974,335 is number 608 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,408 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,665 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. AntPool found 196 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.