About block 965,256
Bitcoin block 965,256 was mined by AntPool on September 3, 2026 at 4:27 AM UTC, 9 min 10 s after block 965,255. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,095 transactions in 1.59 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 0.0149 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1399 BTC for this block.
Block 965,256 is number 1,609 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 407 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 84,744 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 209 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8,223 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.