About block 965,243
Bitcoin block 965,243 was mined by Foundry USA on September 3, 2026 at 1:46 AM UTC, 4 min 43 s after block 965,242. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,939 transactions in 1.80 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 0.0147 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1397 BTC for this block.
Block 965,243 is number 1,596 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 420 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 84,757 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 8,243 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.