About block 956,688
Bitcoin block 956,688 was mined by Luxor on July 4, 2026 at 7:23 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 956,687. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,593 transactions in 1.37 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0126 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1376 BTC for this block.
Block 956,688 is number 1,105 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 911 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,312 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 18,152 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.