About block 966,342
Bitcoin block 966,342 was mined by Foundry USA on September 10, 2026 at 9:45 AM UTC, 2 min 40 s after block 966,341. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,419 transactions in 1.47 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0082 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1332 BTC for this block.
Block 966,342 is number 679 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,337 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,658 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 6,604 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.