About block 966,880
Bitcoin block 966,880 was mined by Foundry USA on September 13, 2026 at 10:46 PM UTC, 5 min 8 s after block 966,879. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,547 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0194 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1444 BTC for this block.
Block 966,880 is number 1,217 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 799 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,120 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 264 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 5,784 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.