About block 966,527
Bitcoin block 966,527 was mined by ViaBTC on September 11, 2026 at 4:24 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 966,526. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,826 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0184 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1434 BTC for this block.
Block 966,527 is number 864 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,152 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,473 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. ViaBTC found 87 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,332 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.