About block 966,083
Bitcoin block 966,083 was mined by ViaBTC on September 8, 2026 at 1:36 PM UTC, 8 min 29 s after block 966,082. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,374 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0146 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1396 BTC for this block.
Block 966,083 is number 420 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,596 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,917 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. ViaBTC found 87 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,976 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.