About block 966,600
Bitcoin block 966,600 was mined by ViaBTC on September 12, 2026 at 2:26 AM UTC, 58 seconds after block 966,599. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,124 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0043 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1293 BTC for this block.
Block 966,600 is number 937 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,079 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,400 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 86 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,229 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.