About block 966,179
Bitcoin block 966,179 was mined by NiceHash on September 9, 2026 at 8:16 AM UTC, 3 min 29 s after block 966,178. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,841 transactions in 1.76 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0230 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, NiceHash earned 3.1480 BTC for this block.
Block 966,179 is number 516 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,500 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,821 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 6,831 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.