About block 966,680
Bitcoin block 966,680 was mined by F2Pool on September 12, 2026 at 12:56 PM UTC, 14 seconds after block 966,679. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,190 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.9% 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 0.0049 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, F2Pool earned 3.1299 BTC for this block.
Block 966,680 is number 1,017 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 999 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,320 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 6,105 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.