About block 966,640
Bitcoin block 966,640 was mined by SECPOOL on September 12, 2026 at 7:28 AM UTC, 4 min 23 s after block 966,639. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,524 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0068 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1318 BTC for this block.
Block 966,640 is number 977 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,039 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,360 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. SECPOOL found 48 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,169 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.