About block 974,716
Bitcoin block 974,716 was mined by Luxor on November 5, 2026 at 9:46 PM UTC, 14 seconds after block 974,715. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,069 transactions in 1.89 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0102 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1352 BTC for this block.
Block 974,716 is number 989 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,027 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,284 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 15 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.