About block 966,271
Bitcoin block 966,271 was mined by Luxor on September 9, 2026 at 9:44 PM UTC, 39 min 27 s after block 966,270. 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 4,010 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0553 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1803 BTC for this block.
Block 966,271 is number 608 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,408 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,729 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. Luxor found 49 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,706 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.