About block 961,553
Bitcoin block 961,553 was mined by Luxor on August 8, 2026 at 8:31 AM UTC, 1 min 42 s after block 961,552. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,637 transactions in 1.94 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0076 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1326 BTC for this block.
Block 961,553 is number 1,938 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 78 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,447 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 57 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,245 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.