About block 966,007
Bitcoin block 966,007 was mined by Foundry USA on September 8, 2026 at 2:41 AM UTC, 32 min 36 s after block 966,006. 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 4,310 transactions in 1.58 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 0.0304 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1554 BTC for this block.
Block 966,007 is number 344 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,672 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,993 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. Foundry USA found 280 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7,088 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.