About block 966,872
Bitcoin block 966,872 was mined by WhitePool on September 13, 2026 at 9:09 PM UTC, 6 min 45 s after block 966,871. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,023 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0134 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, WhitePool earned 3.1384 BTC for this block.
Block 966,872 is number 1,209 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 807 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,128 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 4 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 5,792 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.