About block 966,993
Bitcoin block 966,993 was mined by Foundry USA on September 14, 2026 at 4:47 PM UTC, 7 min 48 s after block 966,992. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,262 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0184 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1434 BTC for this block.
Block 966,993 is number 1,330 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 686 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,007 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 5,626 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.