About block 974,241
Bitcoin block 974,241 was mined by Luxor on November 2, 2026 at 9:52 AM UTC, 14 min 34 s after block 974,240. 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 3,204 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.21 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0223 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1473 BTC for this block.
Block 974,241 is number 514 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,502 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,759 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 47 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.