About block 974,470
Bitcoin block 974,470 was mined by MARA Pool on November 4, 2026 at 3:27 AM UTC, 44 min 20 s after block 974,469. 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 3,439 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.16 sat/vB, up from 1.66 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0448 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1698 BTC for this block.
Block 974,470 is number 743 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,273 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,530 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. MARA Pool found 53 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 15 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.