About block 966,059
Bitcoin block 966,059 was mined by NiceHash on September 8, 2026 at 11:03 AM UTC, 1 min 5 s after block 966,058. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,361 transactions in 1.44 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0058 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, NiceHash earned 3.1308 BTC for this block.
Block 966,059 is number 396 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,620 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,941 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. NiceHash found 0 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7,014 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.