About block 974,618
Bitcoin block 974,618 was mined by TrustPool on November 5, 2026 at 3:40 AM UTC, 8 min 36 s after block 974,617. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,116 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.16 sat/vB, down from 1.01 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0112 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, TrustPool earned 3.1362 BTC for this block.
Block 974,618 is number 891 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,125 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,382 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 5 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.