About block 966,610
Bitcoin block 966,610 was mined by Foundry USA on September 12, 2026 at 3:48 AM UTC, 1 min 24 s after block 966,609. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,487 transactions in 1.77 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0040 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1290 BTC for this block.
Block 966,610 is number 947 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,069 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,390 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 6,214 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.