About block 966,307
Bitcoin block 966,307 was mined by Foundry USA on September 10, 2026 at 5:04 AM UTC, 3 min 32 s after block 966,306. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,400 transactions in 1.71 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 0.0132 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1382 BTC for this block.
Block 966,307 is number 644 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,372 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,693 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 6,655 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.