About block 966,143
Bitcoin block 966,143 was mined by Luxor on September 9, 2026 at 3:46 AM UTC, 9 min 5 s after block 966,142. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,367 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0142 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1392 BTC for this block.
Block 966,143 is number 480 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,536 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,857 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. Luxor found 50 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,886 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.