About block 975,017
Bitcoin block 975,017 was mined by SpiderPool on November 8, 2026 at 3:24 AM UTC, 9 min 42 s after block 975,016. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 910 transactions in 1.15 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.01 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0238 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1488 BTC for this block.
Block 975,017 is number 1,290 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 726 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 74,983 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 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 213 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.