About block 963,168
Bitcoin block 963,168 was mined by Luxor on August 19, 2026 at 12:30 PM UTC, 42 min 17 s after block 963,167. 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 4,350 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0491 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1741 BTC for this block.
Block 963,168 is number 1,537 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 479 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,832 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 11,106 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.