About block 966,846
Bitcoin block 966,846 was mined by Braiins Pool on September 13, 2026 at 4:36 PM UTC, 8 min 39 s after block 966,845. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,254 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0154 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1404 BTC for this block.
Block 966,846 is number 1,183 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 833 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,154 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 5,830 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.