About block 966,559
Bitcoin block 966,559 was mined by F2Pool on September 11, 2026 at 8:40 PM UTC, 27 seconds after block 966,558. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,068 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0042 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, F2Pool earned 3.1292 BTC for this block.
Block 966,559 is number 896 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,120 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,441 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. F2Pool found 157 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,292 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.