About block 966,287
Bitcoin block 966,287 was mined by Foundry USA on September 10, 2026 at 12:23 AM UTC, 16 min 5 s after block 966,286. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 4,024 transactions in 1.67 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 0.0232 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1482 BTC for this block.
Block 966,287 is number 624 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,392 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,713 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 6,679 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.