About block 966,073
Bitcoin block 966,073 was mined by Binance Pool on September 8, 2026 at 12:31 PM UTC, 2 min 35 s after block 966,072. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 615 transactions in 0.36 MB (20.6% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0044 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Binance Pool earned 3.1294 BTC for this block.
Block 966,073 is number 410 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,606 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,927 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. Binance Pool found 12 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,996 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.