About block 974,002
Bitcoin block 974,002 was mined by Luxor on October 31, 2026 at 5:32 PM UTC, 14 min 47 s after block 974,001. 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 3,336 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.29 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0201 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1451 BTC for this block.
Block 974,002 is number 275 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,741 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,998 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. Luxor found 54 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.