About block 965,228
Bitcoin block 965,228 was mined by Foundry USA on September 2, 2026 at 10:31 PM UTC, 27 min 2 s after block 965,227. 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 3,824 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0407 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1657 BTC for this block.
Block 965,228 is number 1,581 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 435 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 84,772 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 260 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8,267 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.