About block 966,683
Bitcoin block 966,683 was mined by MARA Pool on September 12, 2026 at 1:20 PM UTC, 5 min 29 s after block 966,682. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,863 transactions in 1.44 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0105 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1355 BTC for this block.
Block 966,683 is number 1,020 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 996 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,317 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 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 6,101 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.