About block 966,043
Bitcoin block 966,043 was mined by Binance Pool on September 8, 2026 at 9:01 AM UTC, 19 min 15 s after block 966,042. 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 5,137 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0170 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Binance Pool earned 3.1420 BTC for this block.
Block 966,043 is number 380 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,636 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,957 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. Binance Pool found 12 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7,036 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.