About block 966,040
Bitcoin block 966,040 was mined by SECPOOL on September 8, 2026 at 8:34 AM UTC, 12 min 33 s after block 966,039. 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 4,596 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0159 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1409 BTC for this block.
Block 966,040 is number 377 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,639 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,960 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. SECPOOL found 42 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7,039 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.