About block 966,689
Bitcoin block 966,689 was mined by Foundry USA on September 12, 2026 at 3:50 PM UTC, 62 min 27 s after block 966,688. 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 4,090 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 6.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0817 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.2067 BTC for this block.
Block 966,689 is number 1,026 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 990 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,311 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 273 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,095 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.