About block 974,357
Bitcoin block 974,357 was mined by Foundry USA on November 3, 2026 at 6:04 AM UTC, 3 min 43 s after block 974,356. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,683 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.12 sat/vB, up from 0.12 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0051 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1301 BTC for this block.
Block 974,357 is number 630 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,386 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,643 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. Foundry USA found 269 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.