About block 966,504
Bitcoin block 966,504 was mined by Foundry USA on September 11, 2026 at 1:04 PM UTC, 48 min 58 s after block 966,503. 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 4,177 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0635 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1885 BTC for this block.
Block 966,504 is number 841 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,175 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,496 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 283 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,368 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.