About block 956,143
Bitcoin block 956,143 was mined by Luxor on July 1, 2026 at 12:15 AM UTC, 17 seconds after block 956,142. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,468 transactions in 1.77 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0054 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1304 BTC for this block.
Block 956,143 is number 560 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,456 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,857 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 45 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,811 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.