About block 966,044
Bitcoin block 966,044 was mined by Foundry USA on September 8, 2026 at 9:03 AM UTC, 2 min 14 s after block 966,043. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,444 transactions in 1.58 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 0.0158 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1408 BTC for this block.
Block 966,044 is number 381 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,635 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,956 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 283 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7,035 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.