About block 974,690
Bitcoin block 974,690 was mined by Braiins Pool on November 5, 2026 at 6:41 PM UTC, 2 min 7 s after block 974,689. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,144 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 9.00 sat/vB, down from 12.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0945 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.2195 BTC for this block.
Block 974,690 is number 963 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,053 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,310 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 13 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 15 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.