About block 974,224
Bitcoin block 974,224 was mined by Luxor on November 2, 2026 at 6:49 AM UTC, 7 min 32 s after block 974,223. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,121 transactions in 3.26 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, down from 1.04 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0082 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1332 BTC for this block.
Block 974,224 is number 497 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,519 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,776 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 48 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.