About block 966,564
Bitcoin block 966,564 was mined by ViaBTC on September 11, 2026 at 9:05 PM UTC, 2 min 53 s after block 966,563. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,791 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 0.0093 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1343 BTC for this block.
Block 966,564 is number 901 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,115 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,436 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 85 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,282 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.