About block 965,997
Bitcoin block 965,997 was mined by Foundry USA on September 8, 2026 at 1:28 AM UTC, 9 min 29 s after block 965,996. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,583 transactions in 1.48 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0122 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1372 BTC for this block.
Block 965,997 is number 334 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,682 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 84,003 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 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 7,098 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.