About block 966,743
Bitcoin block 966,743 was mined by MARA Pool on September 13, 2026 at 12:47 AM UTC, 14 min 2 s after block 966,742. 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 4,038 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0166 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1416 BTC for this block.
Block 966,743 is number 1,080 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 936 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,257 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 6,005 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.