About block 966,020
Bitcoin block 966,020 was mined by ViaBTC on September 8, 2026 at 5:38 AM UTC, 21 min 22 s after block 966,019. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 4,343 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0252 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1502 BTC for this block.
Block 966,020 is number 357 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,659 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,980 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 7,070 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.