About block 966,381
Bitcoin block 966,381 was mined by MARA Pool on September 10, 2026 at 4:49 PM UTC, 1 min 18 s after block 966,380. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,790 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0180 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1430 BTC for this block.
Block 966,381 is number 718 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,298 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,619 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. MARA Pool found 57 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,539 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.