About block 974,743
Bitcoin block 974,743 was mined by Binance Pool on November 6, 2026 at 1:15 AM UTC, 4 min 44 s after block 974,742. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,353 transactions in 3.19 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 0.0089 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Binance Pool earned 3.1339 BTC for this block.
Block 974,743 is number 1,016 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,000 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,257 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. Binance Pool found 2 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.