About block 966,561
Bitcoin block 966,561 was mined by Braiins Pool on September 11, 2026 at 8:49 PM UTC, 3 min 33 s after block 966,560. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,396 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 0.0076 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1326 BTC for this block.
Block 966,561 is number 898 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,118 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,439 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. Braiins Pool found 18 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,285 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.