About block 966,528
Bitcoin block 966,528 was mined by Foundry USA on September 11, 2026 at 4:54 PM UTC, 29 min 45 s after block 966,527. 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 4,096 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 5.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0711 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1961 BTC for this block.
Block 966,528 is number 865 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,151 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,472 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 278 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,331 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.