About block 966,498
Bitcoin block 966,498 was mined by AntPool on September 11, 2026 at 10:58 AM UTC, 8 min 50 s after block 966,497. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,692 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0176 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1426 BTC for this block.
Block 966,498 is number 835 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,181 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,502 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 197 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,380 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.