About block 966,843
Bitcoin block 966,843 was mined by Foundry USA on September 13, 2026 at 4:11 PM UTC, 18 min 56 s after block 966,842. 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 3,846 transactions in 1.74 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0290 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1540 BTC for this block.
Block 966,843 is number 1,180 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 836 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,157 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 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 262 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 5,837 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.