About block 966,171
Bitcoin block 966,171 was mined by BTC.com on September 9, 2026 at 6:29 AM UTC, 4 min 48 s after block 966,170. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 386 transactions in 0.26 MB (13.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0026 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, BTC.com earned 3.1276 BTC for this block.
Block 966,171 is number 508 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,508 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,829 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. BTC.com found 5 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,846 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.