About block 961,790
Bitcoin block 961,790 was mined by Luxor on August 9, 2026 at 11:10 PM UTC, 42 seconds after block 961,789. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,659 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0046 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1296 BTC for this block.
Block 961,790 is number 159 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,857 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,210 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 54 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,138 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.