About block 966,234
Bitcoin block 966,234 was mined by Binance Pool on September 9, 2026 at 4:31 PM UTC, 45 seconds after block 966,233. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,778 transactions in 1.71 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0209 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Binance Pool earned 3.1459 BTC for this block.
Block 966,234 is number 571 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,445 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,766 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. Binance Pool found 11 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,761 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.