About block 966,660
Bitcoin block 966,660 was mined by F2Pool on September 12, 2026 at 10:31 AM UTC, 32 min 32 s after block 966,659. 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 4,560 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0333 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, F2Pool earned 3.1583 BTC for this block.
Block 966,660 is number 997 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,019 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,340 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. F2Pool found 162 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,128 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.