About block 966,970
Bitcoin block 966,970 was mined by AntPool on September 14, 2026 at 1:24 PM UTC, 4 min 10 s after block 966,969. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,159 transactions in 1.63 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 0.0104 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1354 BTC for this block.
Block 966,970 is number 1,307 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 709 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,030 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 204 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 5,657 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.