About block 966,009
Bitcoin block 966,009 was mined by ViaBTC on September 8, 2026 at 2:50 AM UTC, 5 min 10 s after block 966,008. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,198 transactions in 1.49 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0091 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1341 BTC for this block.
Block 966,009 is number 346 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,670 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,991 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. ViaBTC found 86 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7,083 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.