About block 966,615
Bitcoin block 966,615 was mined by Braiins Pool on September 12, 2026 at 4:50 AM UTC, 15 min 0 s after block 966,614. 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 4,868 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0129 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1379 BTC for this block.
Block 966,615 is number 952 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,064 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,385 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 17 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,209 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.