About block 966,531
Bitcoin block 966,531 was mined by MARA Pool on September 11, 2026 at 5:13 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 966,530. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,857 transactions in 1.65 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 0.0181 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1431 BTC for this block.
Block 966,531 is number 868 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,148 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,469 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 6,328 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.