About block 966,104
Bitcoin block 966,104 was mined by ViaBTC on September 8, 2026 at 7:06 PM UTC, 7 min 27 s after block 966,103. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,561 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, down from 5.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0528 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1778 BTC for this block.
Block 966,104 is number 441 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,575 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,896 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. ViaBTC found 87 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,949 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.