About block 963,997
Bitcoin block 963,997 was mined by Luxor on August 25, 2026 at 11:28 AM UTC, 5 min 28 s after block 963,996. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,156 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0121 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1371 BTC for this block.
Block 963,997 is number 350 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,666 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,003 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 53 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9,894 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.