About block 966,839
Bitcoin block 966,839 was mined by BTC.com on September 13, 2026 at 3:39 PM UTC, 6 min 56 s after block 966,838. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,307 transactions in 0.66 MB (46.0% 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 0.0092 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, BTC.com earned 3.1342 BTC for this block.
Block 966,839 is number 1,176 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 840 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,161 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 5,841 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.