About block 974,933
Bitcoin block 974,933 was mined by Foundry USA on November 7, 2026 at 12:30 PM UTC, 14 min 52 s after block 974,932. 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 3,397 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.01 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0275 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1525 BTC for this block.
Block 974,933 is number 1,206 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 810 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,067 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. Foundry USA found 250 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 308 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.