About block 966,096
Bitcoin block 966,096 was mined by ULTIMUSPOOL on September 8, 2026 at 4:31 PM UTC, 29 min 22 s after block 966,095. 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 4,893 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0492 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ULTIMUSPOOL earned 3.1742 BTC for this block.
Block 966,096 is number 433 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,583 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,904 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. ULTIMUSPOOL found 0 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,957 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.