About block 966,369
Bitcoin block 966,369 was mined by AntPool on September 10, 2026 at 1:56 PM UTC, 12 min 9 s after block 966,368. 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 3,818 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0234 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1484 BTC for this block.
Block 966,369 is number 706 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,310 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,631 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 6,554 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.