About block 966,060
Bitcoin block 966,060 was mined by AntPool on September 8, 2026 at 11:13 AM UTC, 10 min 39 s after block 966,059. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 5,406 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0164 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1414 BTC for this block.
Block 966,060 is number 397 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,619 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,940 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 203 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7,013 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.