About block 966,556
Bitcoin block 966,556 was mined by NiceHash on September 11, 2026 at 8:29 PM UTC, 1 min 17 s after block 966,555. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,961 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0050 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, NiceHash earned 3.1300 BTC for this block.
Block 966,556 is number 893 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,123 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,444 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 6,295 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.