About block 965,996
Bitcoin block 965,996 was mined by Foundry USA on September 8, 2026 at 1:19 AM UTC, 7 min 10 s after block 965,995. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,480 transactions in 1.58 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 0.0149 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1399 BTC for this block.
Block 965,996 is number 333 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,683 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 84,004 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 281 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7,104 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.