About block 966,938
Bitcoin block 966,938 was mined by ViaBTC on September 14, 2026 at 8:30 AM UTC, 24 min 30 s after block 966,937. 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 4,216 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0303 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1553 BTC for this block.
Block 966,938 is number 1,275 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 741 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,062 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 89 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 5,703 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.