About block 957,139
Bitcoin block 957,139 was mined by Luxor on July 8, 2026 at 7:23 AM UTC, 5 min 25 s after block 957,138. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,498 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0095 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1345 BTC for this block.
Block 957,139 is number 1,556 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 460 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,861 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 17,491 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.