About block 966,098
Bitcoin block 966,098 was mined by AntPool on September 8, 2026 at 5:29 PM UTC, 15 min 25 s after block 966,097. 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 4,512 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, down from 6.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0646 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1896 BTC for this block.
Block 966,098 is number 435 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,581 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,902 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 201 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,955 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.