About block 974,621
Bitcoin block 974,621 was mined by AntPool on November 5, 2026 at 4:01 AM UTC, 1 min 30 s after block 974,620. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,536 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.11 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0044 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1294 BTC for this block.
Block 974,621 is number 894 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,122 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,379 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. AntPool found 201 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.