About block 966,779
Bitcoin block 966,779 was mined by Binance Pool on September 13, 2026 at 5:26 AM UTC, 15 min 4 s after block 966,778. 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 4,661 transactions in 1.51 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0106 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Binance Pool earned 3.1356 BTC for this block.
Block 966,779 is number 1,116 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 900 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,221 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. Binance Pool found 11 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 5,945 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.