About block 966,972
Bitcoin block 966,972 was mined by SpiderPool on September 14, 2026 at 1:33 PM UTC, 5 min 45 s after block 966,971. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,656 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0117 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1367 BTC for this block.
Block 966,972 is number 1,309 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 707 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,028 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 72 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 5,655 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.