About block 967,244
Bitcoin block 967,244 was mined by Foundry USA on September 16, 2026 at 6:50 AM UTC, 2 min 2 s after block 967,243. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,193 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0127 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1377 BTC for this block.
Block 967,244 is number 1,581 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 435 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 82,756 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. Foundry USA found 266 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 5,271 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.