About block 966,672
Bitcoin block 966,672 was mined by ViaBTC on September 12, 2026 at 11:36 AM UTC, 1 min 53 s after block 966,671. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,086 transactions in 1.76 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 0.0058 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1308 BTC for this block.
Block 966,672 is number 1,009 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,007 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,328 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. ViaBTC found 85 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,113 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.