About block 974,997
Bitcoin block 974,997 was mined by SpiderPool on November 7, 2026 at 10:42 PM UTC, 17 seconds after block 974,996. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 10,539 transactions in 1.23 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 0.0014 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1264 BTC for this block.
Block 974,997 is number 1,270 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 746 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,003 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. SpiderPool found 68 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 234 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.