About block 966,269
Bitcoin block 966,269 was mined by SpiderPool on September 9, 2026 at 8:59 PM UTC, 9 min 7 s after block 966,268. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,228 transactions in 1.54 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 0.0156 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1406 BTC for this block.
Block 966,269 is number 606 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,410 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,731 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 6,708 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.