About block 974,908
Bitcoin block 974,908 was mined by Foundry USA on November 7, 2026 at 8:15 AM UTC, 2 min 44 s after block 974,907. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,773 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.92 sat/vB, down from 2.01 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0181 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1431 BTC for this block.
Block 974,908 is number 1,181 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 835 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,092 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 251 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 337 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.