About block 966,560
Bitcoin block 966,560 was mined by Unknown on September 11, 2026 at 8:46 PM UTC, 6 min 1 s after block 966,559. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,412 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0139 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Unknown earned 3.1389 BTC for this block.
Block 966,560 is number 897 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,119 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,440 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. Unknown found 8 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,291 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.