About block 965,986
Bitcoin block 965,986 was mined by AntPool on September 7, 2026 at 11:19 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 965,985. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,685 transactions in 1.51 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0067 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1317 BTC for this block.
Block 965,986 is number 323 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,693 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 84,014 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. AntPool found 203 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7,114 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.