About block 966,844
Bitcoin block 966,844 was mined by Luxor on September 13, 2026 at 4:11 PM UTC, 6 seconds after block 966,843. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,888 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0059 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1309 BTC for this block.
Block 966,844 is number 1,181 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 835 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,156 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. Luxor found 38 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 5,836 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.