About block 966,218
Bitcoin block 966,218 was mined by Foundry USA on September 9, 2026 at 2:17 PM UTC, 4 min 33 s after block 966,217. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,331 transactions in 1.50 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 0.0164 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1414 BTC for this block.
Block 966,218 is number 555 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,461 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,782 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 6,780 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.