About block 966,200
Bitcoin block 966,200 was mined by SpiderPool on September 9, 2026 at 11:46 AM UTC, 45 seconds after block 966,199. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,836 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0053 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1303 BTC for this block.
Block 966,200 is number 537 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,479 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,800 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. SpiderPool found 60 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,806 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.