About block 966,595
Bitcoin block 966,595 was mined by MARA Pool on September 12, 2026 at 1:56 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 966,594. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,046 transactions in 2.40 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0040 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1290 BTC for this block.
Block 966,595 is number 932 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,084 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,405 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 6,237 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.