About block 966,046
Bitcoin block 966,046 was mined by AntPool on September 8, 2026 at 9:05 AM UTC, 1 min 5 s after block 966,045. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,532 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0055 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1305 BTC for this block.
Block 966,046 is number 383 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,633 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,954 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 202 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7,029 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.