About block 974,918
Bitcoin block 974,918 was mined by AntPool on November 7, 2026 at 10:16 AM UTC, 15 min 17 s after block 974,917. 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 2,401 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.01 sat/vB, down from 2.15 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0250 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1500 BTC for this block.
Block 974,918 is number 1,191 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 825 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,082 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. AntPool found 192 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 324 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.