About block 961,580
Bitcoin block 961,580 was mined by Luxor on August 8, 2026 at 12:20 PM UTC, 11 min 1 s after block 961,579. 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 3,960 transactions in 1.47 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0190 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1440 BTC for this block.
Block 961,580 is number 1,965 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 51 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,420 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 56 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,230 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.