About block 966,031
Bitcoin block 966,031 was mined by Foundry USA on September 8, 2026 at 6:49 AM UTC, 13 min 30 s after block 966,030. 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 4,895 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0164 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1414 BTC for this block.
Block 966,031 is number 368 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,648 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,969 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 282 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7,053 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.