About block 966,162
Bitcoin block 966,162 was mined by SpiderPool on September 9, 2026 at 5:36 AM UTC, 15 seconds after block 966,161. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,204 transactions in 1.57 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 0.0036 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1286 BTC for this block.
Block 966,162 is number 499 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,517 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,838 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. SpiderPool found 57 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,864 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.