About block 966,027
Bitcoin block 966,027 was mined by Foundry USA on September 8, 2026 at 6:28 AM UTC, 5 min 23 s after block 966,026. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,452 transactions in 1.48 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0110 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1360 BTC for this block.
Block 966,027 is number 364 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,652 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,973 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 282 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7,056 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.