About block 966,050
Bitcoin block 966,050 was mined by AntPool on September 8, 2026 at 9:30 AM UTC, 4 min 29 s after block 966,049. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,169 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0103 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1353 BTC for this block.
Block 966,050 is number 387 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,629 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,950 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 202 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7,025 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.