About block 966,053
Bitcoin block 966,053 was mined by Foundry USA on September 8, 2026 at 9:58 AM UTC, 16 min 49 s after block 966,052. 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 5,387 transactions in 1.54 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 0.0224 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1474 BTC for this block.
Block 966,053 is number 390 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,626 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,947 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 7,022 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.