About block 965,979
Bitcoin block 965,979 was mined by Foundry USA on September 7, 2026 at 10:18 PM UTC, 11 min 19 s after block 965,978. 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 5,553 transactions in 1.49 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 0.0173 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1423 BTC for this block.
Block 965,979 is number 316 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,700 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 84,021 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 280 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7,128 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.