About block 966,232
Bitcoin block 966,232 was mined by BTC.com on September 9, 2026 at 4:25 PM UTC, 48 min 37 s after block 966,231. 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 4,062 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 5.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0669 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, BTC.com earned 3.1919 BTC for this block.
Block 966,232 is number 569 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,447 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,768 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. BTC.com found 5 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,763 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.