About block 966,086
Bitcoin block 966,086 was mined by AntPool on September 8, 2026 at 2:20 PM UTC, 11 min 46 s after block 966,085. 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 3,759 transactions in 1.85 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0307 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1557 BTC for this block.
Block 966,086 is number 423 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,593 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,914 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 6,973 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.