About block 974,216
Bitcoin block 974,216 was mined by Luxor on November 2, 2026 at 5:42 AM UTC, 12 min 42 s after block 974,215. 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 2,551 transactions in 2.20 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 1.43 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0143 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1393 BTC for this block.
Block 974,216 is number 489 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,527 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,784 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 49 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.