About block 966,840
Bitcoin block 966,840 was mined by ViaBTC on September 13, 2026 at 3:42 PM UTC, 3 min 55 s after block 966,839. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,444 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0136 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1386 BTC for this block.
Block 966,840 is number 1,177 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 839 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,160 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. ViaBTC found 88 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 5,840 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.