About block 966,355
Bitcoin block 966,355 was mined by Foundry USA on September 10, 2026 at 11:58 AM UTC, 6 min 46 s after block 966,354. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,254 transactions in 1.68 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 0.0212 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1462 BTC for this block.
Block 966,355 is number 692 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,324 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,645 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 282 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,586 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.