About block 966,389
Bitcoin block 966,389 was mined by ViaBTC on September 10, 2026 at 5:55 PM UTC, 19 min 13 s after block 966,388. 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 4,030 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0387 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1637 BTC for this block.
Block 966,389 is number 726 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,290 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,611 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 6,531 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.