About block 966,568
Bitcoin block 966,568 was mined by BTC.com on September 11, 2026 at 9:59 PM UTC, 7 min 14 s after block 966,567. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,624 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0183 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, BTC.com earned 3.1433 BTC for this block.
Block 966,568 is number 905 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,111 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,432 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. BTC.com found 6 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,278 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.