About block 966,638
Bitcoin block 966,638 was mined by AntPool on September 12, 2026 at 7:16 AM UTC, 4 min 59 s after block 966,637. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,949 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0075 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1325 BTC for this block.
Block 966,638 is number 975 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,041 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,362 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 198 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,171 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.