About block 966,657
Bitcoin block 966,657 was mined by SpiderPool on September 12, 2026 at 9:45 AM UTC, 11 min 59 s after block 966,656. 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 6,622 transactions in 1.62 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 0.0068 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1318 BTC for this block.
Block 966,657 is number 994 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,022 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,343 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. SpiderPool found 68 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,131 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.