About block 966,960
Bitcoin block 966,960 was mined by AntPool on September 14, 2026 at 11:48 AM UTC, 40 seconds after block 966,959. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,383 transactions in 1.30 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0048 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1298 BTC for this block.
Block 966,960 is number 1,297 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 719 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,040 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 205 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 5,674 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.