About block 966,942
Bitcoin block 966,942 was mined by AntPool on September 14, 2026 at 9:14 AM UTC, 8 min 27 s after block 966,941. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,040 transactions in 1.77 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0174 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1424 BTC for this block.
Block 966,942 is number 1,279 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 737 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,058 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 205 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 5,699 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.