About block 966,161
Bitcoin block 966,161 was mined by Foundry USA on September 9, 2026 at 5:35 AM UTC, 15 min 45 s after block 966,160. 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 4,890 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0183 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1433 BTC for this block.
Block 966,161 is number 498 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,518 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,839 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 6,865 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.