About block 966,282
Bitcoin block 966,282 was mined by ViaBTC on September 9, 2026 at 11:20 PM UTC, 11 min 19 s after block 966,281. 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 3,088 transactions in 1.73 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0190 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1440 BTC for this block.
Block 966,282 is number 619 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,397 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,718 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 77 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,687 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.