About block 974,543
Bitcoin block 974,543 was mined by Foundry USA on November 4, 2026 at 3:50 PM UTC, 12 min 5 s after block 974,542. 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 3,434 transactions in 1.69 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0305 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1555 BTC for this block.
Block 974,543 is number 816 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,200 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,457 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. Foundry USA found 255 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.