About block 966,809
Bitcoin block 966,809 was mined by Foundry USA on September 13, 2026 at 11:09 AM UTC, 24 min 47 s after block 966,808. 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 4,613 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0258 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1508 BTC for this block.
Block 966,809 is number 1,146 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 870 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,191 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 268 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 5,903 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.