About block 962,498
Bitcoin block 962,498 was mined by Luxor on August 14, 2026 at 11:57 PM UTC, 7 min 36 s after block 962,497. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,238 transactions in 1.88 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0127 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1377 BTC for this block.
Block 962,498 is number 867 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,149 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,502 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 47 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,751 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.