About block 961,858
Bitcoin block 961,858 was mined by Luxor on August 10, 2026 at 9:30 AM UTC, 10 min 3 s after block 961,857. 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 4,590 transactions in 1.85 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0175 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1425 BTC for this block.
Block 961,858 is number 227 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,789 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,142 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 55 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,099 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.