About block 974,343
Bitcoin block 974,343 was mined by SpiderPool on November 3, 2026 at 4:24 AM UTC, 15 min 14 s after block 974,342. 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 3,342 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.39 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0249 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1499 BTC for this block.
Block 974,343 is number 616 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,400 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,657 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. SpiderPool found 52 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.