About block 966,262
Bitcoin block 966,262 was mined by SpiderPool on September 9, 2026 at 7:40 PM UTC, 5 min 35 s after block 966,261. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,886 transactions in 1.61 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 0.0084 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1334 BTC for this block.
Block 966,262 is number 599 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,417 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,738 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 61 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,715 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.