About block 965,251
Bitcoin block 965,251 was mined by ViaBTC on September 3, 2026 at 3:29 AM UTC, 16 seconds after block 965,250. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,233 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0118 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1368 BTC for this block.
Block 965,251 is number 1,604 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 412 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 84,749 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 8,235 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.