About block 966,883
Bitcoin block 966,883 was mined by MARA Pool on September 13, 2026 at 11:03 PM UTC, 5 min 21 s after block 966,882. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,557 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0100 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1350 BTC for this block.
Block 966,883 is number 1,220 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 796 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,117 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 57 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 5,962 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.