About block 966,612
Bitcoin block 966,612 was mined by Luxor on September 12, 2026 at 4:21 AM UTC, 5 min 53 s after block 966,611. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,522 transactions in 1.78 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0116 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1366 BTC for this block.
Block 966,612 is number 949 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,067 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,388 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. Luxor found 40 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,212 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.