About block 974,922
Bitcoin block 974,922 was mined by MARA Pool on November 7, 2026 at 10:34 AM UTC, 1 min 27 s after block 974,921. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,605 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.12 sat/vB, down from 0.12 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0031 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1281 BTC for this block.
Block 974,922 is number 1,195 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 821 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,078 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. MARA Pool found 56 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 320 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.