About block 966,816
Bitcoin block 966,816 was mined by Foundry USA on September 13, 2026 at 11:42 AM UTC, 2 min 27 s after block 966,815. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,816 transactions in 1.59 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 0.0056 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1306 BTC for this block.
Block 966,816 is number 1,153 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 863 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,184 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 266 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 5,883 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.