About block 966,341
Bitcoin block 966,341 was mined by AntPool on September 10, 2026 at 9:42 AM UTC, 3 min 36 s after block 966,340. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,241 transactions in 1.69 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0081 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1331 BTC for this block.
Block 966,341 is number 678 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,338 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,659 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 205 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,605 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.