About block 966,303
Bitcoin block 966,303 was mined by ViaBTC on September 10, 2026 at 4:49 AM UTC, 11 min 20 s after block 966,302. 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 3,494 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0319 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1569 BTC for this block.
Block 966,303 is number 640 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,376 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,697 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. ViaBTC found 78 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,659 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.