About block 966,139
Bitcoin block 966,139 was mined by BTC.com on September 9, 2026 at 2:56 AM UTC, 7 min 16 s after block 966,138. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,005 transactions in 0.55 MB (36.2% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0119 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, BTC.com earned 3.1369 BTC for this block.
Block 966,139 is number 476 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,540 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,861 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. BTC.com found 6 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,897 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.