About block 966,344
Bitcoin block 966,344 was mined by Foundry USA on September 10, 2026 at 10:06 AM UTC, 10 min 29 s after block 966,343. 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 5,425 transactions in 1.58 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 0.0176 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1426 BTC for this block.
Block 966,344 is number 681 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,335 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,656 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 6,602 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.