About block 966,697
Bitcoin block 966,697 was mined by Foundry USA on September 12, 2026 at 5:16 PM UTC, 10 min 44 s after block 966,696. 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 3,958 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0301 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1551 BTC for this block.
Block 966,697 is number 1,034 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 982 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,303 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 272 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,078 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.