About block 965,998
Bitcoin block 965,998 was mined by Foundry USA on September 8, 2026 at 1:32 AM UTC, 4 min 10 s after block 965,997. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,596 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0080 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1330 BTC for this block.
Block 965,998 is number 335 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,681 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 84,002 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 7,097 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.