About block 959,164
Bitcoin block 959,164 was mined by Luxor on July 22, 2026 at 7:14 PM UTC, 26 min 59 s after block 959,163. 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 4,088 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0464 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1714 BTC for this block.
Block 959,164 is number 1,565 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 451 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,836 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 60 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,553 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.