About block 965,306
Bitcoin block 965,306 was mined by ViaBTC on September 3, 2026 at 11:57 AM UTC, 10 min 8 s after block 965,305. 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 4,081 transactions in 1.68 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 0.0179 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1429 BTC for this block.
Block 965,306 is number 1,659 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 357 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 84,694 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 8,159 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.