About block 966,416
Bitcoin block 966,416 was mined by Foundry USA on September 10, 2026 at 10:33 PM UTC, 13 min 1 s after block 966,415. 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 4,003 transactions in 1.70 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 0.0221 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1471 BTC for this block.
Block 966,416 is number 753 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,263 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,584 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 283 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,496 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.