About block 966,636
Bitcoin block 966,636 was mined by SpiderPool on September 12, 2026 at 7:01 AM UTC, 2 min 15 s after block 966,635. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,500 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0073 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1323 BTC for this block.
Block 966,636 is number 973 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,043 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,364 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 68 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,173 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.