About block 966,306
Bitcoin block 966,306 was mined by SECPOOL on September 10, 2026 at 5:00 AM UTC, 5 min 8 s after block 966,305. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,985 transactions in 1.39 MB (99.9% 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 0.0143 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1393 BTC for this block.
Block 966,306 is number 643 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,373 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,694 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. SECPOOL found 43 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,656 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.