About block 966,910
Bitcoin block 966,910 was mined by MARA Pool on September 14, 2026 at 4:10 AM UTC, 18 min 26 s after block 966,909. 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 3,112 transactions in 1.44 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0182 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1432 BTC for this block.
Block 966,910 is number 1,247 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 769 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,090 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. MARA Pool found 56 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 5,744 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.