About block 965,859
Bitcoin block 965,859 was mined by ViaBTC on September 7, 2026 at 12:56 AM UTC, 2 min 50 s after block 965,858. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,200 transactions in 1.51 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0059 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1309 BTC for this block.
Block 965,859 is number 196 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,820 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 84,141 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. ViaBTC found 90 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7,322 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.