About block 965,697
Bitcoin block 965,697 was mined by Foundry USA on September 6, 2026 at 1:05 AM UTC, 9 min 29 s after block 965,696. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,931 transactions in 1.71 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0169 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1419 BTC for this block.
Block 965,697 is number 34 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,982 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 84,303 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 269 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7,557 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.