About block 967,222
Bitcoin block 967,222 was mined by MARA Pool on September 16, 2026 at 3:40 AM UTC, 22 seconds after block 967,221. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,234 transactions in 1.58 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 0.0059 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1309 BTC for this block.
Block 967,222 is number 1,559 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 457 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 82,778 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 52 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 5,305 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.