About block 966,856
Bitcoin block 966,856 was mined by Foundry USA on September 13, 2026 at 5:58 PM UTC, 1 min 17 s after block 966,855. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,809 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0051 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1301 BTC for this block.
Block 966,856 is number 1,193 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 823 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,144 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 263 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 5,819 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.