About block 966,828
Bitcoin block 966,828 was mined by Foundry USA on September 13, 2026 at 2:20 PM UTC, 35 min 50 s after block 966,827. 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 4,162 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0429 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1679 BTC for this block.
Block 966,828 is number 1,165 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 851 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,172 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 264 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 5,862 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.