About block 966,709
Bitcoin block 966,709 was mined by Unknown on September 12, 2026 at 7:11 PM UTC, 7 min 12 s after block 966,708. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,935 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0188 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Unknown earned 3.1438 BTC for this block.
Block 966,709 is number 1,046 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 970 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,291 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. Unknown found 8 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,060 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.