About block 966,168
Bitcoin block 966,168 was mined by SpiderPool on September 9, 2026 at 6:15 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 966,167. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,016 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0096 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1346 BTC for this block.
Block 966,168 is number 505 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,511 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,832 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. SpiderPool found 58 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,849 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.