About block 966,061
Bitcoin block 966,061 was mined by MARA Pool on September 8, 2026 at 11:33 AM UTC, 20 min 0 s after block 966,060. 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 4,492 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.9% 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 0.0227 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1477 BTC for this block.
Block 966,061 is number 398 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,618 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,939 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. MARA Pool found 56 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7,012 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.