About block 969,666
Bitcoin block 969,666 was mined by AntPool on October 3, 2026 at 3:19 AM UTC, 3 min 34 s after block 969,665. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,547 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0076 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1326 BTC for this block.
Block 969,666 is number 1,987 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 29 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,334 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. AntPool found 213 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,926 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.