About block 974,978
Bitcoin block 974,978 was mined by F2Pool on November 7, 2026 at 8:02 PM UTC, 11 min 45 s after block 974,977. 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 6,703 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.12 sat/vB, up from 0.12 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0110 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, F2Pool earned 3.1360 BTC for this block.
Block 974,978 is number 1,251 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 765 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,022 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. F2Pool found 172 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 255 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.