About block 966,571
Bitcoin block 966,571 was mined by Foundry USA on September 11, 2026 at 10:30 PM UTC, 15 seconds after block 966,570. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,605 transactions in 1.60 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 0.0057 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1307 BTC for this block.
Block 966,571 is number 908 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,108 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,429 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 273 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,275 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.