About block 974,736
Bitcoin block 974,736 was mined by ViaBTC on November 6, 2026 at 12:14 AM UTC, 3 min 56 s after block 974,735. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,444 transactions in 3.34 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0070 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1320 BTC for this block.
Block 974,736 is number 1,009 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,007 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,264 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 8 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.