About block 974,542
Bitcoin block 974,542 was mined by Foundry USA on November 4, 2026 at 3:38 PM UTC, 22 min 43 s after block 974,541. 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 3,673 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 1.20 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0398 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1648 BTC for this block.
Block 974,542 is number 815 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,201 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,458 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 255 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.