About block 966,608
Bitcoin block 966,608 was mined by Foundry USA on September 12, 2026 at 3:44 AM UTC, 12 min 52 s after block 966,607. 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 4,654 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0149 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1399 BTC for this block.
Block 966,608 is number 945 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,071 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,392 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 272 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,221 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.