About block 966,209
Bitcoin block 966,209 was mined by SpiderPool on September 9, 2026 at 12:51 PM UTC, 27 seconds after block 966,208. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,358 transactions in 1.48 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 0.0068 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1318 BTC for this block.
Block 966,209 is number 546 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,470 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,791 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. SpiderPool found 59 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,794 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.