About block 966,069
Bitcoin block 966,069 was mined by AntPool on September 8, 2026 at 12:09 PM UTC, 6 min 34 s after block 966,068. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,078 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 0.0104 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1354 BTC for this block.
Block 966,069 is number 406 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,610 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,931 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 204 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7,000 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.