About block 966,406
Bitcoin block 966,406 was mined by AntPool on September 10, 2026 at 9:19 PM UTC, 3 min 17 s after block 966,405. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,035 transactions in 1.82 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0123 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1373 BTC for this block.
Block 966,406 is number 743 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,273 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,594 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 6,507 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.