About block 966,015
Bitcoin block 966,015 was mined by ViaBTC on September 8, 2026 at 3:35 AM UTC, 3 min 58 s after block 966,014. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,064 transactions in 1.48 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0065 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1315 BTC for this block.
Block 966,015 is number 352 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,664 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,985 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. ViaBTC found 86 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7,075 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.