About block 974,424
Bitcoin block 974,424 was mined by MARA Pool on November 3, 2026 at 6:48 PM UTC, 8 min 1 s after block 974,423. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,717 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.15 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0121 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1371 BTC for this block.
Block 974,424 is number 697 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,319 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,576 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. MARA Pool found 50 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 15 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.