About block 974,572
Bitcoin block 974,572 was mined by MARA Pool on November 4, 2026 at 7:44 PM UTC, 6 min 43 s after block 974,571. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,142 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.11 sat/vB, down from 0.12 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0078 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1328 BTC for this block.
Block 974,572 is number 845 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,171 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,428 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. MARA Pool found 52 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.