About block 966,203
Bitcoin block 966,203 was mined by ViaBTC on September 9, 2026 at 12:35 PM UTC, 4 min 41 s after block 966,202. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,269 transactions in 1.64 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 0.0243 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1493 BTC for this block.
Block 966,203 is number 540 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,476 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,797 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. ViaBTC found 83 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,800 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.