About block 966,181
Bitcoin block 966,181 was mined by Foundry USA on September 9, 2026 at 8:32 AM UTC, 2 min 20 s after block 966,180. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,442 transactions in 2.05 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0141 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1391 BTC for this block.
Block 966,181 is number 518 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,498 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,819 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 6,829 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.