About block 974,663
Bitcoin block 974,663 was mined by F2Pool on November 5, 2026 at 11:43 AM UTC, 1 min 49 s after block 974,662. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,340 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.01 sat/vB, down from 3.08 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0180 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, F2Pool earned 3.1430 BTC for this block.
Block 974,663 is number 936 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,080 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,337 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. F2Pool found 169 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.