About block 966,192
Bitcoin block 966,192 was mined by Braiins Pool on September 9, 2026 at 11:07 AM UTC, 23 min 41 s after block 966,191. 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 4,228 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0347 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1597 BTC for this block.
Block 966,192 is number 529 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,487 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,808 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. Braiins Pool found 18 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,814 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.