About block 974,397
Bitcoin block 974,397 was mined by AntPool on November 3, 2026 at 2:53 PM UTC, 41 seconds after block 974,396. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,211 transactions in 1.79 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.01 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0245 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1495 BTC for this block.
Block 974,397 is number 670 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,346 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,603 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 203 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.