About block 966,370
Bitcoin block 966,370 was mined by ViaBTC on September 10, 2026 at 2:01 PM UTC, 4 min 23 s after block 966,369. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,542 transactions in 1.56 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 0.0163 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1413 BTC for this block.
Block 966,370 is number 707 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,309 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,630 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 82 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,553 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.