About block 965,242
Bitcoin block 965,242 was mined by Foundry USA on September 3, 2026 at 1:42 AM UTC, 9 min 48 s after block 965,241. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,421 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0200 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1450 BTC for this block.
Block 965,242 is number 1,595 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 421 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 84,758 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 8,244 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.