About block 974,569
Bitcoin block 974,569 was mined by TrustPool on November 4, 2026 at 7:15 PM UTC, 8 min 20 s after block 974,568. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,692 transactions in 2.16 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 1.10 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0122 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, TrustPool earned 3.1372 BTC for this block.
Block 974,569 is number 842 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,174 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,431 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. TrustPool found 4 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.