About block 974,729
Bitcoin block 974,729 was mined by ViaBTC on November 5, 2026 at 11:25 PM UTC, 55 seconds after block 974,728. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 659 transactions in 3.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.12 sat/vB, up from 0.12 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0034 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1284 BTC for this block.
Block 974,729 is number 1,002 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,014 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,271 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 10 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.