About block 966,939
Bitcoin block 966,939 was mined by MARA Pool on September 14, 2026 at 8:38 AM UTC, 8 min 9 s after block 966,938. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,571 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0169 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1419 BTC for this block.
Block 966,939 is number 1,276 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 740 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,061 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 55 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 5,702 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.