About block 974,999
Bitcoin block 974,999 was mined by AntPool on November 7, 2026 at 11:05 PM UTC, 18 min 25 s after block 974,998. 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 1,672 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 0.12 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0335 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1585 BTC for this block.
Block 974,999 is number 1,272 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 744 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,001 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. AntPool found 189 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 232 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.