About block 966,889
Bitcoin block 966,889 was mined by Foundry USA on September 14, 2026 at 12:26 AM UTC, 42 min 12 s after block 966,888. 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 3,388 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0419 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1669 BTC for this block.
Block 966,889 is number 1,226 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 790 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,111 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 5,772 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.