About block 974,794
Bitcoin block 974,794 was mined by AntPool on November 6, 2026 at 9:40 AM UTC, 4 min 21 s after block 974,793. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 8,701 transactions in 1.33 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.12 sat/vB, up from 0.12 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0084 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1334 BTC for this block.
Block 974,794 is number 1,067 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 949 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,206 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. AntPool found 193 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.