About block 966,885
Bitcoin block 966,885 was mined by ViaBTC on September 13, 2026 at 11:31 PM UTC, 10 min 49 s after block 966,884. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 4,817 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% 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 0.0126 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1376 BTC for this block.
Block 966,885 is number 1,222 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 794 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,115 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 85 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 5,960 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.