About block 966,727
Bitcoin block 966,727 was mined by AntPool on September 12, 2026 at 10:35 PM UTC, 44 seconds after block 966,726. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,312 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0045 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1295 BTC for this block.
Block 966,727 is number 1,064 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 952 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,273 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 193 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,034 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.