About block 974,016
Bitcoin block 974,016 was mined by Luxor on October 31, 2026 at 7:54 PM UTC, 2 min 0 s after block 974,015. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,714 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0066 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1316 BTC for this block.
Block 974,016 is number 289 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,727 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,984 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 55 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.