About block 966,860
Bitcoin block 966,860 was mined by Braiins Pool on September 13, 2026 at 6:32 PM UTC, 41 seconds after block 966,859. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,330 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0034 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1284 BTC for this block.
Block 966,860 is number 1,197 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 819 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,140 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. Braiins Pool found 17 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 5,809 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.