About block 966,772
Bitcoin block 966,772 was mined by AntPool on September 13, 2026 at 4:26 AM UTC, 8 min 52 s after block 966,771. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,916 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0099 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1349 BTC for this block.
Block 966,772 is number 1,109 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 907 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,228 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 199 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 5,961 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.