About block 966,409
Bitcoin block 966,409 was mined by NiceHash on September 10, 2026 at 9:33 PM UTC, 2 min 32 s after block 966,408. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,678 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0078 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, NiceHash earned 3.1328 BTC for this block.
Block 966,409 is number 746 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,270 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,591 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. NiceHash found 0 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,504 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.