About block 974,869
Bitcoin block 974,869 was mined by ViaBTC on November 7, 2026 at 12:10 AM UTC, 16 min 20 s after block 974,868. 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 3,541 transactions in 1.77 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.62 sat/vB, up from 3.40 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0445 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1695 BTC for this block.
Block 974,869 is number 1,142 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 874 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,131 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 103 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.