About block 966,115
Bitcoin block 966,115 was mined by Foundry USA on September 8, 2026 at 10:04 PM UTC, 6 min 38 s after block 966,114. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,700 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0435 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1685 BTC for this block.
Block 966,115 is number 452 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,564 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,885 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 276 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,929 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.