About block 966,588
Bitcoin block 966,588 was mined by ViaBTC on September 12, 2026 at 1:07 AM UTC, 4 min 30 s after block 966,587. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,918 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0170 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1420 BTC for this block.
Block 966,588 is number 925 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,091 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,412 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. ViaBTC found 85 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,244 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.