About block 974,658
Bitcoin block 974,658 was mined by AntPool on November 5, 2026 at 10:57 AM UTC, 3 min 22 s after block 974,657. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,697 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.02 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0251 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1501 BTC for this block.
Block 974,658 is number 931 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,085 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,342 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 11 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.