About block 974,161
Bitcoin block 974,161 was mined by Luxor on November 1, 2026 at 6:29 PM UTC, 12 min 11 s after block 974,160. 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 4,475 transactions in 1.79 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.01 sat/vB, up from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0195 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1445 BTC for this block.
Block 974,161 is number 434 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,582 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,839 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. Luxor found 48 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.