About block 966,890
Bitcoin block 966,890 was mined by Foundry USA on September 14, 2026 at 1:16 AM UTC, 49 min 53 s after block 966,889. 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 4,006 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0395 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1645 BTC for this block.
Block 966,890 is number 1,227 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 789 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,110 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 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 5,771 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.