About block 962,170
Bitcoin block 962,170 was mined by Luxor on August 12, 2026 at 5:50 PM UTC, 8 min 13 s after block 962,169. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,993 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, down from 5.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0588 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1838 BTC for this block.
Block 962,170 is number 539 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,477 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,830 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 48 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,946 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.