About block 965,978
Bitcoin block 965,978 was mined by MARA Pool on September 7, 2026 at 10:06 PM UTC, 13 min 12 s after block 965,977. 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 4,840 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.9% 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 0.0210 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1460 BTC for this block.
Block 965,978 is number 315 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,701 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 84,022 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. MARA Pool found 56 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7,129 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.