About block 974,786
Bitcoin block 974,786 was mined by ViaBTC on November 6, 2026 at 9:01 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 974,785. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,325 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.12 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0034 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1284 BTC for this block.
Block 974,786 is number 1,059 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 957 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,214 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 102 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.