About block 974,723
Bitcoin block 974,723 was mined by ViaBTC on November 5, 2026 at 10:42 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 974,722. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 786 transactions in 3.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.12 sat/vB, down from 1.01 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0038 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1288 BTC for this block.
Block 974,723 is number 996 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,020 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,277 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. ViaBTC found 104 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.