About block 974,474
Bitcoin block 974,474 was mined by AntPool on November 4, 2026 at 4:05 AM UTC, 35 seconds after block 974,473. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,643 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.12 sat/vB, down from 1.32 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0032 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1282 BTC for this block.
Block 974,474 is number 747 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,269 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,526 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 197 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.