About block 961,179
Bitcoin block 961,179 was mined by Luxor on August 5, 2026 at 3:43 PM UTC, 4 min 47 s after block 961,178. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,147 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0250 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1500 BTC for this block.
Block 961,179 is number 1,564 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 452 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,821 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 59 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,474 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.