About block 966,470
Bitcoin block 966,470 was mined by Foundry USA on September 11, 2026 at 7:03 AM UTC, 17 min 37 s after block 966,469. 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 3,585 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0204 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1454 BTC for this block.
Block 966,470 is number 807 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,209 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,530 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 286 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,423 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.