About block 966,051
Bitcoin block 966,051 was mined by AntPool on September 8, 2026 at 9:30 AM UTC, 38 seconds after block 966,050. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,600 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0057 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1307 BTC for this block.
Block 966,051 is number 388 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,628 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,949 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 7,024 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.