About block 974,767
Bitcoin block 974,767 was mined by Foundry USA on November 6, 2026 at 6:11 AM UTC, 37 min 7 s after block 974,766. 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 3,545 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.04 sat/vB, up from 0.12 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0386 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1636 BTC for this block.
Block 974,767 is number 1,040 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 976 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,233 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 246 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.