About block 966,698
Bitcoin block 966,698 was mined by Foundry USA on September 12, 2026 at 5:19 PM UTC, 3 min 49 s after block 966,697. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,536 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0163 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1413 BTC for this block.
Block 966,698 is number 1,035 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 981 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,302 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 6,077 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.