About block 974,438
Bitcoin block 974,438 was mined by SpiderPool on November 3, 2026 at 8:47 PM UTC, 21 min 59 s after block 974,437. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 3,273 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 0.12 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0249 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1499 BTC for this block.
Block 974,438 is number 711 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,305 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,562 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. SpiderPool found 52 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.