About block 966,396
Bitcoin block 966,396 was mined by Foundry USA on September 10, 2026 at 7:19 PM UTC, 28 min 57 s after block 966,395. 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 4,186 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0477 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1727 BTC for this block.
Block 966,396 is number 733 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,283 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,604 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 284 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,521 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.