About block 962,698
Bitcoin block 962,698 was mined by Luxor on August 16, 2026 at 8:12 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 962,697. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,626 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0093 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1343 BTC for this block.
Block 962,698 is number 1,067 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 949 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,302 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 49 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,631 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.