About block 965,053
Bitcoin block 965,053 was mined by AntPool on September 1, 2026 at 3:03 PM UTC, 8 min 49 s after block 965,052. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,999 transactions in 1.60 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 0.0195 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1445 BTC for this block.
Block 965,053 is number 1,406 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 610 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 84,947 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. AntPool found 203 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8,525 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.