About block 966,229
Bitcoin block 966,229 was mined by Braiins Pool on September 9, 2026 at 3:23 PM UTC, 9 min 1 s after block 966,228. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,033 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0220 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1470 BTC for this block.
Block 966,229 is number 566 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,450 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,771 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 20 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,766 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.