About block 966,371
Bitcoin block 966,371 was mined by ViaBTC on September 10, 2026 at 2:54 PM UTC, 53 min 8 s after block 966,370. 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 4,006 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 5.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0693 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1943 BTC for this block.
Block 966,371 is number 708 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,308 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,629 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 82 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,552 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.