About block 966,257
Bitcoin block 966,257 was mined by ViaBTC on September 9, 2026 at 6:40 PM UTC, 9 min 51 s after block 966,256. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,868 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0192 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1442 BTC for this block.
Block 966,257 is number 594 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,422 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,743 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. ViaBTC found 80 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,726 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.