About block 966,862
Bitcoin block 966,862 was mined by Foundry USA on September 13, 2026 at 7:20 PM UTC, 26 min 4 s after block 966,861. 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 4,047 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0346 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1596 BTC for this block.
Block 966,862 is number 1,199 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 817 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,138 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 277 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 5,994 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.