About block 966,548
Bitcoin block 966,548 was mined by Foundry USA on September 11, 2026 at 7:53 PM UTC, 9 min 18 s after block 966,547. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,761 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0272 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1522 BTC for this block.
Block 966,548 is number 885 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,131 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,452 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 277 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,308 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.