About block 975,042
Bitcoin block 975,042 was mined by F2Pool on November 8, 2026 at 7:42 AM UTC, 14 min 37 s after block 975,041. 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 2,951 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.05 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0194 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, F2Pool earned 3.1444 BTC for this block.
Block 975,042 is number 1,315 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 701 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 74,958 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. F2Pool found 172 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 188 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.