About block 966,390
Bitcoin block 966,390 was mined by Unknown on September 10, 2026 at 6:23 PM UTC, 27 min 26 s after block 966,389. 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 4,309 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, up from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0501 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Unknown earned 3.1751 BTC for this block.
Block 966,390 is number 727 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,289 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,610 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. Unknown found 8 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,530 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.