About block 966,601
Bitcoin block 966,601 was mined by AntPool on September 12, 2026 at 2:35 AM UTC, 9 min 17 s after block 966,600. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,973 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0048 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1298 BTC for this block.
Block 966,601 is number 938 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,078 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,399 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 200 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,228 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.