About block 974,710
Bitcoin block 974,710 was mined by Foundry USA on November 5, 2026 at 9:06 PM UTC, 8 min 50 s after block 974,709. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,134 transactions in 1.81 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.52 sat/vB, up from 2.01 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0360 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1610 BTC for this block.
Block 974,710 is number 983 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,033 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,290 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. Foundry USA found 252 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.