About block 966,251
Bitcoin block 966,251 was mined by AntPool on September 9, 2026 at 5:51 PM UTC, 42 seconds after block 966,250. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,993 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0042 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1292 BTC for this block.
Block 966,251 is number 588 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,428 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,749 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 202 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,732 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.