About block 974,942
Bitcoin block 974,942 was mined by Foundry USA on November 7, 2026 at 2:40 PM UTC, 2 min 39 s after block 974,941. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,867 transactions in 1.77 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.30 sat/vB, down from 2.01 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0168 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1418 BTC for this block.
Block 974,942 is number 1,215 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 801 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,058 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. Foundry USA found 249 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 298 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.