About block 966,266
Bitcoin block 966,266 was mined by Foundry USA on September 9, 2026 at 8:23 PM UTC, 9 min 14 s after block 966,265. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,525 transactions in 1.60 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 0.0244 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1494 BTC for this block.
Block 966,266 is number 603 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,413 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,734 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 279 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,711 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.