About block 966,486
Bitcoin block 966,486 was mined by Foundry USA on September 11, 2026 at 9:25 AM UTC, 6 min 43 s after block 966,485. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,740 transactions in 1.70 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 0.0152 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1402 BTC for this block.
Block 966,486 is number 823 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,193 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,514 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 285 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,400 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.