About block 965,221
Bitcoin block 965,221 was mined by AntPool on September 2, 2026 at 8:43 PM UTC, 25 min 11 s after block 965,220. 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 4,031 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0429 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1679 BTC for this block.
Block 965,221 is number 1,574 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 442 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 84,779 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 207 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8,274 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.