About block 966,579
Bitcoin block 966,579 was mined by SpiderPool on September 11, 2026 at 11:43 PM UTC, 2 min 23 s after block 966,578. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,155 transactions in 1.49 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0058 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1308 BTC for this block.
Block 966,579 is number 916 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,100 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,421 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. SpiderPool found 67 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,260 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.