About block 965,609
Bitcoin block 965,609 was mined by Braiins Pool on September 5, 2026 at 11:40 AM UTC, 4 min 39 s after block 965,608. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,460 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0090 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1340 BTC for this block.
Block 965,609 is number 1,962 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 54 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 84,391 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. Braiins Pool found 17 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7,698 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.