About block 966,037
Bitcoin block 966,037 was mined by ViaBTC on September 8, 2026 at 8:10 AM UTC, 20 min 55 s after block 966,036. 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 4,365 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0261 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1511 BTC for this block.
Block 966,037 is number 374 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,642 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,963 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 87 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7,042 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.