About block 966,042
Bitcoin block 966,042 was mined by F2Pool on September 8, 2026 at 8:42 AM UTC, 6 min 8 s after block 966,041. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,262 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0105 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, F2Pool earned 3.1355 BTC for this block.
Block 966,042 is number 379 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,637 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,958 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. F2Pool found 153 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7,037 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.