About block 966,526
Bitcoin block 966,526 was mined by Foundry USA on September 11, 2026 at 4:25 PM UTC, 18 min 13 s after block 966,525. 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 4,383 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0452 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1702 BTC for this block.
Block 966,526 is number 863 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,153 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,474 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 278 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,333 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.