About block 974,988
Bitcoin block 974,988 was mined by Foundry USA on November 7, 2026 at 9:19 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 974,987. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,873 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.12 sat/vB, down from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0015 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1265 BTC for this block.
Block 974,988 is number 1,261 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 755 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,012 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 251 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 243 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.