About block 966,160
Bitcoin block 966,160 was mined by Foundry USA on September 9, 2026 at 5:20 AM UTC, 3 min 10 s after block 966,159. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,991 transactions in 1.51 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0054 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1304 BTC for this block.
Block 966,160 is number 497 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,519 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,840 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 279 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,866 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.