About block 966,739
Bitcoin block 966,739 was mined by Foundry USA on September 13, 2026 at 12:08 AM UTC, 3 min 24 s after block 966,738. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,683 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0068 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1318 BTC for this block.
Block 966,739 is number 1,076 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 940 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,261 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 6,014 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.