About block 966,716
Bitcoin block 966,716 was mined by BTC.com on September 12, 2026 at 8:16 PM UTC, 2 min 15 s after block 966,715. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 750 transactions in 0.24 MB (15.1% 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 0.0020 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, BTC.com earned 3.1270 BTC for this block.
Block 966,716 is number 1,053 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 963 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,284 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 6,053 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.