About block 966,646
Bitcoin block 966,646 was mined by Foundry USA on September 12, 2026 at 8:25 AM UTC, 4 min 18 s after block 966,645. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,144 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0080 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1330 BTC for this block.
Block 966,646 is number 983 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,033 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,354 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 277 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,153 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.