About block 966,609
Bitcoin block 966,609 was mined by SpiderPool on September 12, 2026 at 3:46 AM UTC, 2 min 7 s after block 966,608. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,839 transactions in 1.41 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 0.0060 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1310 BTC for this block.
Block 966,609 is number 946 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,070 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,391 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 6,215 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.