About block 966,128
Bitcoin block 966,128 was mined by NiceHash on September 9, 2026 at 12:50 AM UTC, 4 min 18 s after block 966,127. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,267 transactions in 2.16 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0168 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, NiceHash earned 3.1418 BTC for this block.
Block 966,128 is number 465 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,551 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,872 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. NiceHash found 0 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,913 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.