About block 966,666
Bitcoin block 966,666 was mined by ViaBTC on September 12, 2026 at 10:53 AM UTC, 5 min 21 s after block 966,665. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,904 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0103 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1353 BTC for this block.
Block 966,666 is number 1,003 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,013 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,334 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. ViaBTC found 83 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,122 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.