About block 966,169
Bitcoin block 966,169 was mined by Foundry USA on September 9, 2026 at 6:20 AM UTC, 4 min 59 s after block 966,168. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,036 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0110 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1360 BTC for this block.
Block 966,169 is number 506 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,510 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,831 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 280 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,848 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.