About block 966,700
Bitcoin block 966,700 was mined by ViaBTC on September 12, 2026 at 5:52 PM UTC, 18 min 55 s after block 966,699. 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 4,181 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0307 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1557 BTC for this block.
Block 966,700 is number 1,037 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 979 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,300 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 86 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,075 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.