About block 966,976
Bitcoin block 966,976 was mined by Foundry USA on September 14, 2026 at 2:17 PM UTC, 15 min 9 s after block 966,975. 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 3,876 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0272 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1522 BTC for this block.
Block 966,976 is number 1,313 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 703 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,024 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 262 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 5,651 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.