About block 974,562
Bitcoin block 974,562 was mined by Foundry USA on November 4, 2026 at 6:21 PM UTC, 9 min 59 s after block 974,561. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,053 transactions in 1.43 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0153 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1403 BTC for this block.
Block 974,562 is number 835 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,181 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,438 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 257 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.