About block 967,017
Bitcoin block 967,017 was mined by ViaBTC on September 14, 2026 at 7:53 PM UTC, 45 min 0 s after block 967,016. 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 4,465 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0692 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1942 BTC for this block.
Block 967,017 is number 1,354 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 662 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 82,983 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 88 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 5,598 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.