About block 966,623
Bitcoin block 966,623 was mined by AntPool on September 12, 2026 at 5:50 AM UTC, 6 min 50 s after block 966,622. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,345 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0091 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1341 BTC for this block.
Block 966,623 is number 960 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,056 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,377 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 199 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,193 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.