About block 966,034
Bitcoin block 966,034 was mined by Foundry USA on September 8, 2026 at 7:21 AM UTC, 25 min 29 s after block 966,033. 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 4,260 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0259 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1509 BTC for this block.
Block 966,034 is number 371 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,645 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,966 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 283 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7,045 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.