About block 965,897
Bitcoin block 965,897 was mined by Foundry USA on September 7, 2026 at 7:32 AM UTC, 15 min 4 s after block 965,896. 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 3,706 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0199 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1449 BTC for this block.
Block 965,897 is number 234 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,782 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 84,103 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 272 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7,258 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.