About block 966,823
Bitcoin block 966,823 was mined by ViaBTC on September 13, 2026 at 12:34 PM UTC, 3 min 25 s after block 966,822. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,513 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0065 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1315 BTC for this block.
Block 966,823 is number 1,160 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 856 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,177 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. ViaBTC found 88 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 5,873 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.