About block 966,626
Bitcoin block 966,626 was mined by Foundry USA on September 12, 2026 at 6:12 AM UTC, 4 min 1 s after block 966,625. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,628 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0069 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1319 BTC for this block.
Block 966,626 is number 963 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,053 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,374 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 275 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,190 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.