About block 974,697
Bitcoin block 974,697 was mined by MARA Pool on November 5, 2026 at 7:24 PM UTC, 10 min 12 s after block 974,696. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 2,686 transactions in 1.46 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 5.02 sat/vB, down from 7.02 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0635 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1885 BTC for this block.
Block 974,697 is number 970 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,046 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,303 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. MARA Pool found 53 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.