About block 974,423
Bitcoin block 974,423 was mined by Luxor on November 3, 2026 at 6:40 PM UTC, 3 min 34 s after block 974,422. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,239 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.01 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0120 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1370 BTC for this block.
Block 974,423 is number 696 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,320 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,577 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 9 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.