About block 966,188
Bitcoin block 966,188 was mined by Foundry USA on September 9, 2026 at 9:52 AM UTC, 5 min 27 s after block 966,187. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,969 transactions in 1.90 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0160 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1410 BTC for this block.
Block 966,188 is number 525 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,491 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,812 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 281 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,822 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.