About block 957,597
Bitcoin block 957,597 was mined by Luxor on July 11, 2026 at 7:02 PM UTC, 18 min 12 s after block 957,596. 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 4,475 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0270 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1520 BTC for this block.
Block 957,597 is number 2,014 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 2 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,403 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 16,850 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.