About block 974,645
Bitcoin block 974,645 was mined by ViaBTC on November 5, 2026 at 8:20 AM UTC, 4 min 47 s after block 974,644. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,117 transactions in 3.04 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.12 sat/vB, up from 0.12 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0065 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1315 BTC for this block.
Block 974,645 is number 918 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,098 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,355 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. ViaBTC found 99 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.