About block 966,815
Bitcoin block 966,815 was mined by Foundry USA on September 13, 2026 at 11:40 AM UTC, 12 min 21 s after block 966,814. 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 5,203 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0293 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1543 BTC for this block.
Block 966,815 is number 1,152 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 864 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,185 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 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 5,885 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.