About block 966,550
Bitcoin block 966,550 was mined by Binance Pool on September 11, 2026 at 8:07 PM UTC, 12 min 29 s after block 966,549. 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 4,932 transactions in 1.80 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 0.0130 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Binance Pool earned 3.1380 BTC for this block.
Block 966,550 is number 887 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,129 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,450 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. Binance Pool found 12 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,301 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.