About block 966,116
Bitcoin block 966,116 was mined by MARA Pool on September 8, 2026 at 10:06 PM UTC, 2 min 12 s after block 966,115. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,397 transactions in 1.23 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0255 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1505 BTC for this block.
Block 966,116 is number 453 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,563 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,884 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 53 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,928 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.