About block 974,738
Bitcoin block 974,738 was mined by Luxor on November 6, 2026 at 12:21 AM UTC, 2 min 18 s after block 974,737. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 994 transactions in 3.50 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 0.0072 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1322 BTC for this block.
Block 974,738 is number 1,011 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,005 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,262 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 48 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.