About block 966,012
Bitcoin block 966,012 was mined by Foundry USA on September 8, 2026 at 3:19 AM UTC, 15 min 59 s after block 966,011. 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 5,538 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0152 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1402 BTC for this block.
Block 966,012 is number 349 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,667 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,988 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. Foundry USA found 281 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7,078 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.