About block 974,769
Bitcoin block 974,769 was mined by Braiins Pool on November 6, 2026 at 6:16 AM UTC, 3 min 43 s after block 974,768. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,902 transactions in 3.05 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 0.0068 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1318 BTC for this block.
Block 974,769 is number 1,042 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 974 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,231 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. Braiins Pool found 15 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.