About block 974,496
Bitcoin block 974,496 was mined by Foundry USA on November 4, 2026 at 6:36 AM UTC, 30 seconds after block 974,495. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 489 transactions in 2.11 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 0.11 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0021 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1271 BTC for this block.
Block 974,496 is number 769 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,247 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,504 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. Foundry USA found 259 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 5 confirmations.