About block 966,774
Bitcoin block 966,774 was mined by WhitePool on September 13, 2026 at 4:56 AM UTC, 15 min 42 s after block 966,773. 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 5,268 transactions in 1.57 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 0.0120 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, WhitePool earned 3.1370 BTC for this block.
Block 966,774 is number 1,111 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 905 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,226 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 5,955 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.