About block 966,955
Bitcoin block 966,955 was mined by Foundry USA on September 14, 2026 at 11:26 AM UTC, 8 min 8 s after block 966,954. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,343 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0148 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1398 BTC for this block.
Block 966,955 is number 1,292 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 724 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,045 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 261 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 5,680 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.