About block 966,705
Bitcoin block 966,705 was mined by ViaBTC on September 12, 2026 at 6:29 PM UTC, 8 min 4 s after block 966,704. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,233 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0124 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1374 BTC for this block.
Block 966,705 is number 1,042 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 974 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,295 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 6,064 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.