About block 966,281
Bitcoin block 966,281 was mined by AntPool on September 9, 2026 at 11:08 PM UTC, 21 min 47 s after block 966,280. 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 4,159 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0278 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1528 BTC for this block.
Block 966,281 is number 618 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,398 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,719 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. AntPool found 205 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,688 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.