About block 966,990
Bitcoin block 966,990 was mined by Foundry USA on September 14, 2026 at 4:19 PM UTC, 3 min 35 s after block 966,989. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,526 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0149 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1399 BTC for this block.
Block 966,990 is number 1,327 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 689 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,010 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 5,630 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.