About block 974,399
Bitcoin block 974,399 was mined by AntPool on November 3, 2026 at 2:59 PM UTC, 1 min 11 s after block 974,398. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,606 transactions in 1.75 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0111 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1361 BTC for this block.
Block 974,399 is number 672 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,344 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,601 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 11 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.