About block 966,722
Bitcoin block 966,722 was mined by WhitePool on September 12, 2026 at 9:41 PM UTC, 23 min 52 s after block 966,721. 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 4,130 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0271 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, WhitePool earned 3.1521 BTC for this block.
Block 966,722 is number 1,059 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 957 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,278 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. WhitePool found 5 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,039 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.