About block 974,727
Bitcoin block 974,727 was mined by Foundry USA on November 5, 2026 at 11:25 PM UTC, 8 min 26 s after block 974,726. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,768 transactions in 3.04 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.12 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0132 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1382 BTC for this block.
Block 974,727 is number 1,000 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,016 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,273 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. Foundry USA found 251 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.