About block 974,626
Bitcoin block 974,626 was mined by Braiins Pool on November 5, 2026 at 4:53 AM UTC, 40 seconds after block 974,625. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,901 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.11 sat/vB, down from 1.99 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0041 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1291 BTC for this block.
Block 974,626 is number 899 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,117 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,374 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. Braiins Pool found 12 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.