About block 974,639
Bitcoin block 974,639 was mined by Luxor on November 5, 2026 at 7:30 AM UTC, 4 min 1 s after block 974,638. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,780 transactions in 3.06 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.12 sat/vB, 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 974,639 is number 912 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,104 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,361 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 49 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.