About block 966,656
Bitcoin block 966,656 was mined by Foundry USA on September 12, 2026 at 9:33 AM UTC, 10 min 5 s after block 966,655. 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 5,360 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0131 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1381 BTC for this block.
Block 966,656 is number 993 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,023 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,344 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 6,143 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.