About block 962,243
Bitcoin block 962,243 was mined by Luxor on August 13, 2026 at 5:49 AM UTC, 27 seconds after block 962,242. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,660 transactions in 2.03 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 0.0052 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1302 BTC for this block.
Block 962,243 is number 612 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,404 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,757 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 47 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,906 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.