About block 974,731
Bitcoin block 974,731 was mined by ViaBTC on November 5, 2026 at 11:49 PM UTC, 17 min 57 s after block 974,730. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 3,315 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0296 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1546 BTC for this block.
Block 974,731 is number 1,004 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,012 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,269 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 105 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.