About block 966,487
Bitcoin block 966,487 was mined by ViaBTC on September 11, 2026 at 9:26 AM UTC, 41 seconds after block 966,486. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,352 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 0.0062 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1312 BTC for this block.
Block 966,487 is number 824 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,192 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,513 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 86 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,399 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.