About block 965,226
Bitcoin block 965,226 was mined by Foundry USA on September 2, 2026 at 9:34 PM UTC, 17 min 8 s after block 965,225. 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 3,827 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0291 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1541 BTC for this block.
Block 965,226 is number 1,579 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 437 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 84,774 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 260 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8,269 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.