About block 966,003
Bitcoin block 966,003 was mined by SECPOOL on September 8, 2026 at 1:47 AM UTC, 5 min 24 s after block 966,002. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,514 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 0.0073 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1323 BTC for this block.
Block 966,003 is number 340 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,676 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,997 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. SECPOOL found 41 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7,092 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.