About block 966,984
Bitcoin block 966,984 was mined by Luxor on September 14, 2026 at 3:57 PM UTC, 2 min 51 s after block 966,983. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,120 transactions in 1.57 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 0.0139 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1389 BTC for this block.
Block 966,984 is number 1,321 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 695 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,016 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. Luxor found 38 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 5,640 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.