About block 966,029
Bitcoin block 966,029 was mined by AntPool on September 8, 2026 at 6:34 AM UTC, 2 min 27 s after block 966,028. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,080 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0093 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1343 BTC for this block.
Block 966,029 is number 366 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,650 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,971 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. AntPool found 204 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7,055 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.