About block 966,137
Bitcoin block 966,137 was mined by ViaBTC on September 9, 2026 at 2:31 AM UTC, 23 min 18 s after block 966,136. 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 4,125 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0278 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1528 BTC for this block.
Block 966,137 is number 474 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,542 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,863 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. ViaBTC found 86 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,899 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.