About block 966,427
Bitcoin block 966,427 was mined by SpiderPool on September 11, 2026 at 12:52 AM UTC, 42 seconds after block 966,426. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,662 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0053 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1303 BTC for this block.
Block 966,427 is number 764 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,252 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,573 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. SpiderPool found 62 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,481 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.