About block 966,170
Bitcoin block 966,170 was mined by Unknown on September 9, 2026 at 6:24 AM UTC, 4 min 47 s after block 966,169. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,143 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 0.0082 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Unknown earned 3.1332 BTC for this block.
Block 966,170 is number 507 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,509 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,830 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. Unknown found 11 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,847 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.