About block 966,357
Bitcoin block 966,357 was mined by AntPool on September 10, 2026 at 12:03 PM UTC, 4 min 52 s after block 966,356. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,450 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0128 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1378 BTC for this block.
Block 966,357 is number 694 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,322 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,643 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 203 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,572 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.