About block 966,451
Bitcoin block 966,451 was mined by ViaBTC on September 11, 2026 at 3:47 AM UTC, 2 min 10 s after block 966,450. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,098 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0052 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1302 BTC for this block.
Block 966,451 is number 788 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,228 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,549 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 6,453 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.