About block 974,930
Bitcoin block 974,930 was mined by Solo CK on November 7, 2026 at 11:41 AM UTC, 11 min 47 s after block 974,929. 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 1,964 transactions in 1.29 MB (81.7% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.33 sat/vB, up from 0.12 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0177 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Solo CK earned 3.1427 BTC for this block.
Block 974,930 is number 1,203 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 813 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,070 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. Solo CK found 2 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 311 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.