About block 966,818
Bitcoin block 966,818 was mined by Foundry USA on September 13, 2026 at 12:02 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 966,817. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,777 transactions in 1.61 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 0.0038 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1288 BTC for this block.
Block 966,818 is number 1,155 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 861 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,182 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 5,882 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.