About block 966,729
Bitcoin block 966,729 was mined by Foundry USA on September 12, 2026 at 10:45 PM UTC, 6 min 12 s after block 966,728. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,214 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0118 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1368 BTC for this block.
Block 966,729 is number 1,066 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 950 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,271 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 269 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,024 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.