About block 966,745
Bitcoin block 966,745 was mined by AntPool on September 13, 2026 at 12:53 AM UTC, 1 min 49 s after block 966,744. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,988 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0047 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1297 BTC for this block.
Block 966,745 is number 1,082 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 934 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,255 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 196 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,003 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.