About block 965,224
Bitcoin block 965,224 was mined by ViaBTC on September 2, 2026 at 9:08 PM UTC, 14 min 39 s after block 965,223. 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 3,966 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0331 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1581 BTC for this block.
Block 965,224 is number 1,577 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 439 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 84,776 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. ViaBTC found 87 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8,271 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.