About block 974,395
Bitcoin block 974,395 was mined by Unknown on November 3, 2026 at 2:32 PM UTC, 3 min 30 s after block 974,394. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,096 transactions in 1.74 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.28 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0181 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Unknown earned 3.1431 BTC for this block.
Block 974,395 is number 668 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,348 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,605 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. Unknown found 17 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 15 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.