About block 966,186
Bitcoin block 966,186 was mined by NiceHash on September 9, 2026 at 9:40 AM UTC, 21 min 41 s after block 966,185. 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 4,215 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0349 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, NiceHash earned 3.1599 BTC for this block.
Block 966,186 is number 523 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,493 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,814 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. NiceHash found 0 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,824 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.