About block 966,650
Bitcoin block 966,650 was mined by BTC.com on September 12, 2026 at 9:08 AM UTC, 25 min 28 s after block 966,649. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 3,367 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0229 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, BTC.com earned 3.1479 BTC for this block.
Block 966,650 is number 987 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,029 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,350 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. BTC.com found 6 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,149 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.