About block 974,655
Bitcoin block 974,655 was mined by Foundry USA on November 5, 2026 at 9:31 AM UTC, 1 min 35 s after block 974,654. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,142 transactions in 1.90 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0115 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1365 BTC for this block.
Block 974,655 is number 928 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,088 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,345 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. Foundry USA found 250 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2 confirmations.