About block 962,696
Bitcoin block 962,696 was mined by Luxor on August 16, 2026 at 8:06 AM UTC, 17 min 33 s after block 962,695. 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 2,683 transactions in 1.37 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0192 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1442 BTC for this block.
Block 962,696 is number 1,065 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 951 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,304 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 49 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,633 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.