About block 974,601
Bitcoin block 974,601 was mined by AntPool on November 5, 2026 at 12:13 AM UTC, 49 min 55 s after block 974,600. 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 3,605 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.50 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0472 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1722 BTC for this block.
Block 974,601 is number 874 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,142 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,399 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 22 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. AntPool found 202 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.