About block 966,000
Bitcoin block 966,000 was mined by Luxor on September 8, 2026 at 1:40 AM UTC, 6 min 10 s after block 965,999. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,997 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0085 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1335 BTC for this block.
Block 966,000 is number 337 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,679 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 84,000 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 7,095 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.