About block 965,974
Bitcoin block 965,974 was mined by ViaBTC on September 7, 2026 at 9:08 PM UTC, 5 min 16 s after block 965,973. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,719 transactions in 1.64 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 0.0170 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1420 BTC for this block.
Block 965,974 is number 311 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,705 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 84,026 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 86 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7,133 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.