About block 966,701
Bitcoin block 966,701 was mined by BTC.com on September 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM UTC, 8 min 13 s after block 966,700. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,611 transactions in 1.54 MB (88.1% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0108 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, BTC.com earned 3.1358 BTC for this block.
Block 966,701 is number 1,038 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 978 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,299 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. BTC.com found 7 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,074 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.