About block 966,136
Bitcoin block 966,136 was mined by OCEAN on September 9, 2026 at 2:08 AM UTC, 4 min 33 s after block 966,135. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,617 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0122 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1372 BTC for this block.
Block 966,136 is number 473 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,543 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,864 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 6,900 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.