Bitcoin (BTC) block 974,988 timestamp reversed by 3 minutes 22 seconds, order maintained
Original headline비트코인(BTC) 블록 974,988 시각 3분22초 역전, 순서는 유지
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Bitcoin block 974,988 carried a header timestamp of Nov. 8, 2026, 06:19:02 KST, three minutes and 22 seconds earlier than block 974,987 (06:22:24), yet the two blocks remain in the same chain order with no reorganization. The anomaly was isolated: block 974,985 was stamped 06:09:51, 974,986 at 06:13:03 and 974,989 at 06:23:24, so timestamps resumed their normal forward sequence immediately after the inversion. Block 974,988's header still references block 974,987's hash as its previous block, confirming the linkage held despite the out-of-order clock reading. The event matters because it illustrates that Bitcoin header timestamps are miner-set and loosely constrained rather than strictly monotonic, so a backward timestamp does not by itself signal a chain split or invalid block. Traders watching block times as a proxy for hashrate or difficulty adjustments should treat single-block timestamp inversions as noise and monitor whether such deviations cluster across consecutive blocks.
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