About block 966,591
Bitcoin block 966,591 was mined by ViaBTC on September 12, 2026 at 1:38 AM UTC, 1 min 42 s after block 966,590. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 347 transactions in 0.19 MB (10.6% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0027 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1277 BTC for this block.
Block 966,591 is number 928 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,088 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,409 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 6,241 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.