About block 957,264
Bitcoin block 957,264 was mined by Luxor on July 9, 2026 at 5:43 AM UTC, 24 min 27 s after block 957,263. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 3,935 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0243 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1493 BTC for this block.
Block 957,264 is number 1,681 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 335 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,736 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 17,309 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.