About block 966,694
Bitcoin block 966,694 was mined by AntPool on September 12, 2026 at 4:32 PM UTC, 10 min 2 s after block 966,693. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 3,756 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0269 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1519 BTC for this block.
Block 966,694 is number 1,031 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 985 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,306 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 195 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,081 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.