About block 967,253
Bitcoin block 967,253 was mined by AntPool on September 16, 2026 at 7:55 AM UTC, 6 min 19 s after block 967,252. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,492 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0133 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1383 BTC for this block.
Block 967,253 is number 1,590 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 426 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 82,747 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 209 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 5,262 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.