About block 966,178
Bitcoin block 966,178 was mined by Foundry USA on September 9, 2026 at 8:13 AM UTC, 11 min 22 s after block 966,177. 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 3,544 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0355 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1605 BTC for this block.
Block 966,178 is number 515 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,501 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,822 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 281 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,832 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.