About block 966,129
Bitcoin block 966,129 was mined by Foundry USA on September 9, 2026 at 1:00 AM UTC, 10 min 54 s after block 966,128. 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 3,398 transactions in 1.96 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 0.0212 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1462 BTC for this block.
Block 966,129 is number 466 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,550 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,871 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 275 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,907 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.