About block 966,457
Bitcoin block 966,457 was mined by Foundry USA on September 11, 2026 at 4:44 AM UTC, 8 min 45 s after block 966,456. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,271 transactions in 1.28 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0153 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1403 BTC for this block.
Block 966,457 is number 794 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,222 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,543 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 286 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,441 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.