About block 966,982
Bitcoin block 966,982 was mined by AntPool on September 14, 2026 at 3:47 PM UTC, 17 min 1 s after block 966,981. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 4,009 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0350 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1600 BTC for this block.
Block 966,982 is number 1,319 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 697 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,018 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 206 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 5,642 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.