About block 966,159
Bitcoin block 966,159 was mined by Luxor on September 9, 2026 at 5:17 AM UTC, 2 min 51 s after block 966,158. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,907 transactions in 1.59 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 0.0053 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1303 BTC for this block.
Block 966,159 is number 496 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,520 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,841 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. Luxor found 50 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,867 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.