About block 966,100
Bitcoin block 966,100 was mined by OCEAN on September 8, 2026 at 5:59 PM UTC, 4 min 16 s after block 966,099. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,244 transactions in 1.73 MB (99.5% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 5.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0362 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1612 BTC for this block.
Block 966,100 is number 437 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,579 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,900 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. OCEAN found 32 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,953 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.