About block 966,068
Bitcoin block 966,068 was mined by SpiderPool on September 8, 2026 at 12:02 PM UTC, 1 min 25 s after block 966,067. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,760 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0132 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1382 BTC for this block.
Block 966,068 is number 405 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,611 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,932 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. SpiderPool found 54 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7,005 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.