About block 966,243
Bitcoin block 966,243 was mined by Foundry USA on September 9, 2026 at 4:56 PM UTC, 1 min 35 s after block 966,242. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,547 transactions in 1.74 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0118 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1368 BTC for this block.
Block 966,243 is number 580 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,436 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,757 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 279 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,743 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.