About block 966,021
Bitcoin block 966,021 was mined by AntPool on September 8, 2026 at 5:39 AM UTC, 1 min 39 s after block 966,020. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,155 transactions in 1.13 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 0.0109 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1359 BTC for this block.
Block 966,021 is number 358 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,658 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,979 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. AntPool found 204 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7,065 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.