About block 966,580
Bitcoin block 966,580 was mined by AntPool on September 11, 2026 at 11:46 PM UTC, 2 min 18 s after block 966,579. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,594 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0059 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1309 BTC for this block.
Block 966,580 is number 917 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,099 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,420 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 199 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,259 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.