About block 966,296
Bitcoin block 966,296 was mined by Braiins Pool on September 10, 2026 at 2:18 AM UTC, 11 min 8 s after block 966,295. 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 5,366 transactions in 1.69 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0149 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1399 BTC for this block.
Block 966,296 is number 633 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,383 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,704 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 19 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,670 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.