About block 974,593
Bitcoin block 974,593 was mined by AntPool on November 4, 2026 at 9:58 PM UTC, 57 seconds after block 974,592. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,551 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.11 sat/vB, down from 0.11 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0022 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1272 BTC for this block.
Block 974,593 is number 866 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,150 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,407 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. AntPool found 199 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.