About block 966,339
Bitcoin block 966,339 was mined by AntPool on September 10, 2026 at 9:38 AM UTC, 13 min 41 s after block 966,338. 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 4,448 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0193 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1443 BTC for this block.
Block 966,339 is number 676 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,340 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,661 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 205 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,607 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.