About block 966,493
Bitcoin block 966,493 was mined by F2Pool on September 11, 2026 at 10:01 AM UTC, 36 seconds after block 966,492. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,627 transactions in 1.46 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0051 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, F2Pool earned 3.1301 BTC for this block.
Block 966,493 is number 830 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,186 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,507 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. F2Pool found 149 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,385 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.