About block 966,425
Bitcoin block 966,425 was mined by MARA Pool on September 11, 2026 at 12:50 AM UTC, 9 min 4 s after block 966,424. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,327 transactions in 1.49 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0145 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1395 BTC for this block.
Block 966,425 is number 762 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,254 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,575 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. MARA Pool found 56 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,484 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.