About block 974,398
Bitcoin block 974,398 was mined by AntPool on November 3, 2026 at 2:58 PM UTC, 4 min 29 s after block 974,397. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,174 transactions in 1.38 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0174 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1424 BTC for this block.
Block 974,398 is number 671 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,345 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,602 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. AntPool found 203 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.