About block 966,483
Bitcoin block 966,483 was mined by Foundry USA on September 11, 2026 at 8:55 AM UTC, 3 min 14 s after block 966,482. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,988 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, 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 966,483 is number 820 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,196 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,517 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 285 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,403 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.