About block 966,471
Bitcoin block 966,471 was mined by SpiderPool on September 11, 2026 at 7:08 AM UTC, 4 min 46 s after block 966,470. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,989 transactions in 1.56 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 0.0122 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1372 BTC for this block.
Block 966,471 is number 808 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,208 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,529 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. SpiderPool found 63 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,422 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.