About block 966,563
Bitcoin block 966,563 was mined by Foundry USA on September 11, 2026 at 9:02 PM UTC, 3 min 33 s after block 966,562. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,127 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0096 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1346 BTC for this block.
Block 966,563 is number 900 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,116 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,437 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 273 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,283 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.