About block 966,514
Bitcoin block 966,514 was mined by ViaBTC on September 11, 2026 at 2:13 PM UTC, 15 min 10 s after block 966,513. 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 4,176 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0421 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1671 BTC for this block.
Block 966,514 is number 851 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,165 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,486 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 22 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. ViaBTC found 85 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,351 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.