About block 966,651
Bitcoin block 966,651 was mined by Foundry USA on September 12, 2026 at 9:13 AM UTC, 4 min 6 s after block 966,650. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,316 transactions in 1.92 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 0.0132 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1382 BTC for this block.
Block 966,651 is number 988 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,028 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,349 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 277 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,148 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.