About block 966,951
Bitcoin block 966,951 was mined by Foundry USA on September 14, 2026 at 10:50 AM UTC, 17 min 59 s after block 966,950. 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 3,903 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0234 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1484 BTC for this block.
Block 966,951 is number 1,288 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 728 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,049 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 5,690 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.