About block 966,079
Bitcoin block 966,079 was mined by MARA Pool on September 8, 2026 at 12:59 PM UTC, 2 min 1 s after block 966,078. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,880 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0080 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1330 BTC for this block.
Block 966,079 is number 416 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,600 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,921 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 6,990 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.