About block 975,004
Bitcoin block 975,004 was mined by Foundry USA on November 8, 2026 at 12:03 AM UTC, 2 min 14 s after block 975,003. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,472 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.12 sat/vB, down from 1.10 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0057 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1307 BTC for this block.
Block 975,004 is number 1,277 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 739 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 74,996 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 227 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.