About block 966,499
Bitcoin block 966,499 was mined by NiceHash on September 11, 2026 at 11:26 AM UTC, 27 min 55 s after block 966,498. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 4,127 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0469 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, NiceHash earned 3.1719 BTC for this block.
Block 966,499 is number 836 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,180 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,501 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. NiceHash found 0 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,379 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.