About block 959,252
Bitcoin block 959,252 was mined by Luxor on July 23, 2026 at 12:17 PM UTC, 36 seconds after block 959,251. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,969 transactions in 1.77 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0116 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1366 BTC for this block.
Block 959,252 is number 1,653 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 363 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,748 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 14,427 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.