About block 966,761
Bitcoin block 966,761 was mined by AntPool on September 13, 2026 at 2:39 AM UTC, 5 min 18 s after block 966,760. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,148 transactions in 1.44 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 966,761 is number 1,098 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 918 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,239 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 196 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 5,978 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.