About block 959,245
Bitcoin block 959,245 was mined by Luxor on July 23, 2026 at 11:22 AM UTC, 34 min 59 s after block 959,244. 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 4,528 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0543 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1793 BTC for this block.
Block 959,245 is number 1,646 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 370 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,755 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 59 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,438 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.