About block 966,997
Bitcoin block 966,997 was mined by BTC.com on September 14, 2026 at 5:13 PM UTC, 19 min 56 s after block 966,996. 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 3,384 transactions in 1.71 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0243 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, BTC.com earned 3.1493 BTC for this block.
Block 966,997 is number 1,334 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 682 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,003 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. BTC.com found 7 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 5,621 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.