About block 966,428
Bitcoin block 966,428 was mined by MARA Pool on September 11, 2026 at 12:55 AM UTC, 3 min 12 s after block 966,427. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,011 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0054 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1304 BTC for this block.
Block 966,428 is number 765 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,251 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,572 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 56 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,480 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.