About block 965,198
Bitcoin block 965,198 was mined by Foundry USA on September 2, 2026 at 5:41 PM UTC, 11 min 51 s after block 965,197. 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 4,120 transactions in 1.68 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 0.0300 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1550 BTC for this block.
Block 965,198 is number 1,551 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 465 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 84,802 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 8,313 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.