About block 966,682
Bitcoin block 966,682 was mined by MARA Pool on September 12, 2026 at 1:15 PM UTC, 10 min 18 s after block 966,681. 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 6,351 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0131 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1381 BTC for this block.
Block 966,682 is number 1,019 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 997 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,318 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 54 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,102 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.