About block 974,364
Bitcoin block 974,364 was mined by AntPool on November 3, 2026 at 7:11 AM UTC, 9 min 11 s after block 974,363. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,783 transactions in 1.44 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 1.03 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0135 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1385 BTC for this block.
Block 974,364 is number 637 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,379 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,636 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. AntPool found 196 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.