About block 966,444
Bitcoin block 966,444 was mined by AntPool on September 11, 2026 at 3:08 AM UTC, 46 seconds after block 966,443. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,876 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0037 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1287 BTC for this block.
Block 966,444 is number 781 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,235 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,556 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 6,460 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.