About block 966,172
Bitcoin block 966,172 was mined by AntPool on September 9, 2026 at 6:31 AM UTC, 1 min 34 s after block 966,171. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,816 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0077 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1327 BTC for this block.
Block 966,172 is number 509 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,507 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,828 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 200 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,845 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.