About block 966,922
Bitcoin block 966,922 was mined by Foundry USA on September 14, 2026 at 5:50 AM UTC, 16 min 34 s after block 966,921. 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 5,038 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0173 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1423 BTC for this block.
Block 966,922 is number 1,259 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 757 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,078 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 5,724 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.