About block 966,954
Bitcoin block 966,954 was mined by SpiderPool on September 14, 2026 at 11:18 AM UTC, 5 min 1 s after block 966,953. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,642 transactions in 1.50 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 0.0106 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1356 BTC for this block.
Block 966,954 is number 1,291 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 725 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,046 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. SpiderPool found 71 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 5,682 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.