About block 966,217
Bitcoin block 966,217 was mined by Foundry USA on September 9, 2026 at 2:12 PM UTC, 54 seconds after block 966,216. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,272 transactions in 1.91 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 0.0126 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1376 BTC for this block.
Block 966,217 is number 554 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,462 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,783 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 278 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,781 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.