About block 966,461
Bitcoin block 966,461 was mined by Foundry USA on September 11, 2026 at 5:06 AM UTC, 8 min 29 s after block 966,460. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,919 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0113 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1363 BTC for this block.
Block 966,461 is number 798 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,218 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,539 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 6,437 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.