About block 966,829
Bitcoin block 966,829 was mined by Foundry USA on September 13, 2026 at 2:27 PM UTC, 7 min 21 s after block 966,828. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,801 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0245 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1495 BTC for this block.
Block 966,829 is number 1,166 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 850 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,171 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 5,861 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.