About block 966,173
Bitcoin block 966,173 was mined by NiceHash on September 9, 2026 at 6:48 AM UTC, 17 min 24 s after block 966,172. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 3,379 transactions in 1.75 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0194 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, NiceHash earned 3.1444 BTC for this block.
Block 966,173 is number 510 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,506 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,827 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. NiceHash found 0 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,844 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.