About block 974,709
Bitcoin block 974,709 was mined by AntPool on November 5, 2026 at 8:57 PM UTC, 6 min 11 s after block 974,708. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,496 transactions in 1.39 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.01 sat/vB, down from 2.01 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0323 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1573 BTC for this block.
Block 974,709 is number 982 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,034 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,291 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 199 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.