About block 974,350
Bitcoin block 974,350 was mined by Luxor on November 3, 2026 at 5:19 AM UTC, 5 min 13 s after block 974,349. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,440 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.12 sat/vB, up from 0.12 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0070 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1320 BTC for this block.
Block 974,350 is number 623 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,393 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,650 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 50 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.